COST Action G9 (Modelling
Real Property Transactions)
Working Group No 3 (Economy)
Cornerbeech
Hotel, 1 Methven Terrace, Kents Bank
Road, Grange-over-Sands
Introduction
Regional differences are
experienced in any country,
and these differences have influences upon all aspects of life,
including the
transactions of real property. Because of the very diverse nature of
the
regions of the United Kingdom, including the three jurisdictions and
four
nations, many of the differences are more pronounced than those that
might be
experienced in more ‘homogeneous’ states. This is the main reason why
we have
chosen to hold the meeting in one of the regions of the
DRAFT AGENDA
1.
Opening
of meeting
2.
Approval
of the agenda
3.
News
from the co-ordinator
4.
Matters
arising from the notes from the last meeting
5.
Presentations
and discussion of papers:
Thursday, 17th
March: Start
of
programme 1000. This will give you time to explore the delights of
Grange and
to take a walk along the promenade!
Session
1: Local Issues
Robert
Dixon-Gough and Kauko
Viitanen: Introduction to the Workshop
Cedric
Robinson: Setting the
Scene and Context in
Coffee
Session
2: Local influences in valuation
Kauko
Viitanen: Factors
influencing variations in property valuation in
Sharon
Brown and Robert Dixon Gough: Preliminary
Costing Models for Property Transactioons within Jurisdictions of the
British Isles
Lunch
provided at Cornerbeech
Session
3: National approaches
Jesper
Paasch: Modelling
Real Estate Valuation, a Swedish approach
Tea
Session
4: System initiatives
Maartens
Ottens: Conceptual
(and philosophical) analysis of the economic issues in
the cadastral domain
Richard
Bullard: The
English property market supported by the government and private
sector (4 MB) .doc
Short
Break
Robert
Dixon-Gough: The evolution
and role of the general boundary system,
(26 MB)
with
particular reference to northwest
Dinner
at the Cornerbeech Hotel
Friday, 18th March: Start of programme 1000. If
you’re up and
about early enough, you could make a brief visit to either Arnside or
Ulverston
by train before the first session.
Session
1: The
Coffee
Session
2: Workshop on the local variations in real property
valuation
Session
3: Field visit to examine the influence of the general
boundary system upon real property valuations. The weather will be a
big
deciding factor of where we go, so I have made two provisional
programmes. In
any case, do bring wet weather cloths and wear reasonable footware,
suitable
for muddy and wet walks.
6.
Research
issues arising from the discussions: Local
variations in real property valuation and the relationship of this upon
real
property transaction costs.
7.
Publications:
One
possible publication related to the
workshop discussion
8.
Other
matters: Progress
on the development of country-wide
modelling of real property transaction costs
9.
Programme
for the next meeting [Organiser's minutes]
10.
End
of the meeting
List
of Participants
Country
Name
Sweden
Paasch, Jesper
UK
Robinson, Cedric
Greece
Sismanidis, Aris
Finland Viitanen,
Kauko
Finland
Vitikainen, Arvo