CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2011


In the classroom or on the job,


training is vital. 40 22


Franchising, not so much a mini adventure as a route to success


47 Dream:


200 buyers sitting in


front of you. Auctions are great!


32 Empty buildings The desolate and defunct high street, will proposed planning changes


really work to bring buildings back into use by changing their planning consents from commercial to residential? Practitioner discusses.


36 Death wish Valuations for probate purposes can be as risky as standing by a grave


15


Planning: the Minister speaks!


on a wet day; one slip and you’re done for. Geoffrey Milnes has some wise advice for agents called in to give their opinion.


38 The joy of tax Not a misprint, we bring you a tale of a tax free investment that provides


the owner with an income of £200k per year. No income tax payable on net revenues. Seriously.


TRAINING


40 Training: Essential. Valuable. Expensive When times are tough firms cut back on training right? Wrong. These


days it is accepted that trained staff members are the only ones you want. But where to start?


6 NEWSbeat There is news and there is gossip, at PROPERTYdrum we lean towards the


news in a big way, focusing on the really interesting and the very useful. COVER FEATURE


10 PROPERTYdrum National Conference We’re looking forward to seeing you! A packed day with top speakers:


politician and TV star Michael Portillo, Futurologist Dr James Bellini, Countrywide CEO Grenville Turner, resi investment expert Alan Collett, Social Media guru Tracy Falke, NFoPP CEO Peter Bolton King, Media star Charlie Varley This is the professional property event of the year – join us!


15 Make planning simple! This message comes from the Minister for Decentralisation, Greg


Clark, who wants to reform the National Planning Policy and make it understandable, practical and swift. Read it and comment if you will.


18 Comment The property landscape is changing. Renting should, for many, be the


tenure of choice so we must look to the future, says John Drummond, MD, Drummonds Property Rentals.


20 The Proper ty Ombudsman Focusing on the potential for complaints in the auction room, Christopher


Hamer says auctioneers have discretion but mustn’t discriminate.


22 Faith in franchises We hear a lot about how marvellous the franchise model is, usually from the franchisors. This month we talk to those at the coal-face, who have invested their future in a property franchise – and it was a very positive response!


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