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Maintenance economics and life cycle costing; commercial property management issues/ structures of the industry; marketing; insurance work fire flood etc.; external work maintenance; vandalism; communications and IT maintenance; DIY; maintenance of building services; home improvement; tendering/ maintenance contracts; health & safety annual checks/ programmes; central government policy; contingency planning; building control and its role; professional ethics; the maintenance manager in housing /commercial/ retail / leisure / industry; service charges. The role of the property manager, models of property management, property management (acquisition, leasing and disposal), managing commercial and residential leases.

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: demonstrate an understanding of the professional role of building maintenance manager and the property manager within the respective fields of this discipline;
LO2: evaluate various maintenance strategies including life cycle costing;
LO3 demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the maintenance requirements of building services
LO4. explain the property management process in terms of outright acquisition, lease management
and disposal.
LO5. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the requirements for the management of commercial and residential property leases;