Useful Commercial Real Estate Resources
Providing access to research including articles, books and journals on a wide range of subjects including those related to the built environment, construction, technology and the workplace.
Commercial Property Business Rates in the UK
Providing information from the UK government relating to business rates for commercial properties.
Guide to Different Types of Office Space
The Office Providers has produced a free long-form guide to office space with lectures covering the definitions of different forms of flexible office space, the differences between flexible space and traditional office spaces for rent, how flexible office space is priced, the roles of office agents, office brokers and solicitors, and it signposts resources to help find out more about the office space industry.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a UK government agency responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in the UK.
The agency provides guidance on best practice in relation to the use of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) in the workplace as well as for homeworkers, teachers and students using screens in their homes.
ISURV is an online information service for expertise in natural and built environments. It was launched by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and provides insight from verified legal experts and industry practitioners relating to construction.
The portal contains technical information on a broad range of property and construction-related topics, as well as government legislation, RICS regulations, case law library, and property market surveys and research. It also provides access to all of RICS standards and guidance notes, including The Red Book and Black Books.
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a professional body promoting and enforcing international standards in the valuation, management and development of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure, and the natural environment.
RICS work at a cross-governmental level, delivering a single, international standard, and has over 130,000 members globally.
Here, you will find a wide range of resources as well as information on how to train to become a Chartered Surveyor.
Providing information relating to various types of flexible workspace including serviced offices, managed office spaces, co-working spaces and all forms of flexibly leased office space for rent.
Providing information regarding hybrid workplace models, hub-and-spoke workplace models and other post-pandemic COVID-19-compliant workspace solutions.
Also providing access to live directories of office space provider and operator companies.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is an ombudsman in the United Kingdom that provides consumers and property agents with mediation and dispute resolution services.
The scheme is underpinned by statute and approved by the UK government to help consumers settle their disputes with property businesses such as estate agents, letting agents and property management agents.
UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is a membership organization that aims to 'radically transform' the way that the built environment in the UK is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.
The UKGBC is concerned about the environmental impact of buildings and infrastructure on the environment, in particular the use of water, materials, energy, the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, and the health of the occupants of buildings.
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