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Colin Sheppard, Chesterton

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Property management is not the simple game it was, so what challenges face today's property managers?

Managers turn attention to occupier needs

Property management More companies are waking up to the fact that property managers don't just act for investors – they can also act for occupiers.

Prime your property for sale

The illiquidity factor has made property transactions and the role of the portfolio manager increasingly challenging.

Gamekeeper turned poacher

Property management Colin Sheppard spent 30 years working for property companies before switching sides to run a property management team at a top London agency. He gives his view of the relative pros and cons of outsourcing

What does a property asset manager do?

Property asset management To many people, property asset management signifies patching leaking roofs and painting eaves Until uniform and rigorous standards are set, it is not possible to compare like-for-like fee bases and services