Search results for '"property" or "estate"'
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Property Advisers to the Civil Estate – Vacant Office Property
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English Estates – Disposal of Property
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Property Services Agency – Management of the Civil Estate
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Ministry of Defence and Property Services Agency – Control and Management of the Defence Estate
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FCDO must improve management of its overseas estate to halt further deterioration
Published on:FCDO has made improvements in managing its overseas estate, but it still faces significant challenges, according to a new NAO report.
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Managing central government property
Published on:This study examines how the Cabinet Office maintains, oversees and manages central government property.
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Investigation into NHS Property Services Limited
Published on:This investigation builds on our previous work on NHS Property Services Limited and examines the progress the Service has made.
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Investigation into NHS Property Services Limited
Published on:This investigation builds on our previous work on NHS Property Services Limited and examines the progress the Service has made.
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The Ministry of Defence’s arrangement with Annington Property Limited
Published on:The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has committed itself to annual rental bills of nearly £200 million and lost out on billions of pounds of asset value as a result of selling and leasing back the majority of its married quarters estate to Annington Property Limited in 1996 because of the subsequent steep increase in house prices and rents.
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The Ministry of Defence’s arrangement with Annington Property Limited
Published on:The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has committed itself to annual rental bills of nearly £200 million and lost out on billions of pounds of asset value as a result of selling and leasing back the majority of its married quarters estate to Annington Property Limited in 1996 because of the subsequent steep increase in house prices and rents.
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Progress on the government estate strategy
Published on:Departments have continued to reduce their estates and government is now getting better value for money. The Government Property Unit, however, has not yet made much progress towards its more challenging objective of creating an integrated estate.
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Progress on the government estate strategy
Published on:Departments have continued to reduce their estates and government is now getting better value for money. The Government Property Unit, however, has not yet made much progress towards its more challenging objective of creating an integrated estate.
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Managing the HMRC Estate
Published on:By reducing the number of its offices and moving to a regional centre model HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) hopes to significantly reduce its running costs and modernise the way it works. HMRC’s original plan has proved unrealistic and is now reconsidering the scope and timing of the programme. Any changes will need to be carefully managed to avoid diminishing the long term value of the strategy.
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Managing the HMRC Estate
Published on:By reducing the number of its offices and moving to a regional centre model HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) hopes to significantly reduce its running costs and modernise the way it works. HMRC’s original plan has proved unrealistic and is now reconsidering the scope and timing of the programme. Any changes will need to be carefully managed to avoid diminishing the long term value of the strategy.
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Improving the efficiency of central government office property
Published on:Departments have made good progress in improving the efficiency of their office estate. However, in order to achieve the best value for money, departments should stop managing their estates in isolation from one another.
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Ministry of Defence: A defence estate of the right size to meet operational needs
Published on:The MOD, one of the largest landowners in the UK, has strengthened its estate planning and achieved significant receipts from disposal of property. However, the changes are not yet sufficient to drive value for money for the taxpayer rigorously.
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HM Revenue & Customs’ estate private finance deal eight years on
Published on:By transferring ownership or leases of around 60 per cent of its estate (591 properties) to a private contractor, Mapeley, in 2001, the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise planned to reduce their running costs and had the opportunity to save up to £1.2 billion by reducing the size of the estate. However, in […]
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Improving the efficiency of central government’s office property
Published on:Some departments are on their way towards having a structured and strategic approach to property asset management. But central government departments are still a long way from achieving full value for money from their office accommodation, according to the National Audit Office. In a report out today, the government’s spending watchdog found that departments could […]
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Accommodation services for the Department for Work and Pensions: Transfer of property to the private sector
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, today reported to Parliament on the £1.2 billion expansion of the PRIME contract, that DWP had succeeded in getting the deal it had set out to achieve. The decision to proceed via a non-competitive negotiation with LST was the right one. DWP introduced competitive tension into […]