Management of premises can seem like the most complex and onerous of all tasks facing FE / HE college principals. In fact, this test argues, the resposibility offers a whole host of challenges and opportunities. This text provides practical guidance to management staff on how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of opportunities, including: rationalizing sites; developing properties; and buying and selling land or buildings. Written by the principal of one of the largest FE colleges in England, this book is informed by first-hand experience of the problems involved in college estates management, and offers advice that has been tried and tested.

Management of premises can seem like the most complex and onerous of all tasks facing FE / HE college principals. In fact, the resposibility offers a whole host of challenges and opportunities. This text gives practical guidance to management staff on how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of opportunities, including: rationalising sites; developing properties; buying and selling land or buildings. Written by the principal of the largest FE college in England, the book is informed by first-hand experience of the problems involved in College Estates Management, and offers advice that has been tried and tested.