CIPFA - Performance in Public Services: Property

Construction and Property Advisory Service

The Construction and Property Advisory Service has been running for over 15 years, and continues to be an essential resource for property staff in Local Government - as the first port of call for the majority of Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales seeking information on the latest developments in the world of property.

The coming 12 months will continue to be challenging for Authorities in the following areas:

  • The current economic climate and pressure on capital and revenue budgets
  • Getting the best out of the Investment Property Portfolio
  • Securing capital receipts to prop up dwindling capital budgets
  • Making savings in property running costs within constrained revenue budgets
  • Responding to the impact of the Localism Act
  • Challenging the use and occupation of property assets to ensure that optimum social, environmental and economic outcomes are being obtained
  • Pressure on the local economy, in particular local high streets and attracting investment
  • Responding to the increasing impact of the new Academies and Free Schools
  • The impact of IFRS (International Finance Reporting Standards)
  • Keeping assets open and well maintained within reducing maintenance funding
  • An increasing focus on improving maintenance delivery rather than new build solutions
  • Developing detailed business cases for the Welsh 21st Century Schools programme
  • Responding to the Sustainability Agenda and the adoption of best practice approaches to Sustainable Construction
  • Increasing evolvement of the shared services agenda and the pressure from both the UK Government and Welsh Government to collaborate
  • The impact of the Localism Act, including Community Right to Bid
  • The introduction of self-financing to Local Authority Housing
  • Exploring new ways of raising finance through asset backed vehicles and TIF

In response to these on-going challenges, we have put together a comprehensive programme of Events for the year ahead including:

  • Capital Valuation – Avoiding the Pitfalls
  • Property Issues for Academies
  • Regeneration through Property
  • DRC – Adjusting for Obsolescence
  • Developing a Repair & Maintenance Strategy
  • Housing Stock Valuation
  • Getting Returns from Property

To help ensure you can conveniently attend, events will be held at various regional locations across England, including London, Leeds, Manchester, Chester and Bristol.  Dates and details of all the forthcoming CPAS events can be found here.

We understand both the changes that you need to make and the outcomes you have to achieve, as well as the constraints, barriers and difficulties that you face. Membership of the Service will be essential to you in moving forward constructively during this challenging year; it will provide you with a constant companion to ensure that you are up-to-date with all the latest developments, information, knowledge and best practice. 

Benefits

Some of the benefits of renewing your membership include: -

  • Flexibility to ‘spend’ your delegate places at any of the CPAS events during your membership year
  • Online access to all presentations and supporting materials from current and past events in the ‘Members Only’ areas of the web site even if you were unable to attend
  • Advice, guidance and information over the telephone, from our web site, by email and in person at our events - the support we provide does not end when the event has finished
  • Full course materials provided via email in PDF format prior to the event 
  • The opportunity to ‘network’ with colleagues in other Authorities, many of whom face the same problems and challenges as you

Advantages

Some of the advantages of renewing your membership include: -

  • You will always be up to date with information
  • You will have access to best practice from across the Country
  • You will have access to specialist expertise
  • You will be part of the process and able to assist in its development
  • You will have a readily available range of topical events to help you develop your workforce and keep up-to-date with latest developments

Membership

You choose which Delegate place Subscription you wish to subscribe to; Subscription for England and Wales runs from 1st March until 28th February and in Scotland from 1st April until 31st March; you can utilise your FREE places at any of the CPAS Events within the subscription period - please note that delegate Places are per the subscription Period and NOT per CPAS Event.  

If you join midway through the subscription period Delegate Places and Cost are NOT pro rata you need to subscribe to the number Delegate Places that you hope to utilise fully before subscription expiry. 

Delegate PlacesCostEquates to per Delegate Cost of
          2£550                £275
          3£795                £265
          4£1,000                £250
          5£1,200                £240
          6£1,380                £230
          8£1,680                £210
         10£2,000                £200
         12£2,280                £190
         14£2,520                £180
         16£2,720                £170
         18£2,880                £160
         20£3,000                £150

If you would like to join please complete and return the relevant membership form below and return to cpas@cipfa.org.uk

For more information please contact cpas@cipfa.org.uk or call Denise on 01244 394600

Related files:

Word Document CPAS 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013 Scotland
Word Document CPAS 1st March 2012 to 28th February 2013 England Wales
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