Public sector review

Public sector review - 1993 - LOAN - Estates Times 25 June 1993 (58) .

Provides an overview of recent initiatives to tackle urban decay, interviews Lord Walker, chairman of the Urban Regeneration Agency, looks at uses for surplus public sector land, discusses the introduction of CCT, the management of local authority property portfolios and the tendering of public services by private firms. Pilot studies of local authority asset registers, results of a survey of local authorities property asset methods, an assessment of the success of development corporations, contaminated land, a profile of the Welsh Development Agency, the fortunes of housing associations and growth in the student accommodation market are also featured. Concludes with an assessment of the British Rail property portfolio following privatisation.


ASSET MANAGEMENT
ASSET REGISTERS
BRITISH RAIL
CCT
CONTAMINATED LAND
DERELICT LAND
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
GRANTS
HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
PRIVATISATION
PROPERTY ASSETS
PROPERTY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR
STUDENT HOUSING
SURPLUS LAND
URBAN REGENERATION AGENCY
URBAN REGENERATION