Tuesday 31 March 2015

Hello and Welcome

Welcome to my blog page which I have set up for the benefit of occupiers of NHS or health care premises in England and Wales.
 
This blog is aimed at providing hints and tips to GPs, charities and other healthcare related providers who are tenants in multi occupied buildings.
 
Some of you may have leases or other agreements, some of you may not.   Whatever the arrangement, I am sure you will find the contents of my blog interesting and useful. You might even save some money along the way and learn a few interesting things outside your normal specialism.
 
I will:
  • Delve into the mystery of service charges and insurance etc. setting out the commercial property industry requirements and standards for transparency.
  • Explain in lay terms what you should expect from your landlord and when, perhaps, you might want more information before paying money over.
  • Add in a few other tips about building compliance etc.
  • Keep the blog updated and hopefully not too 'dry'.
 
I am an RICS Chartered Surveyor by background and I have come to specialise in Healthcare premises.  I am a advocate of best practise and throughout my blog I will regularly refer you to RICS, DoH and legal best practise guidelines and policies.  These are very handy to know when dealing with landlords.
 
I would have done a podcast but I will start with the blog in the first instance and see if there is interest out there for this sort of thing.

Happy reading.