ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the debate that has surfaced in the property profession since the Audit Commission's reports on Local Authority Property Management (LAPM). Britton, Connellan and Crofts' report appears to be of the opinion the subject is stuck in the problems of the 'static estate' and 'running cost control' and as a consequence has not sufficiently developed to complete the transition. V. Gibson's research mirrors that currently taking place in the USA and represents an attempt to examine the relationship between the information technology, corporate and financial dimensions to the management of property. The influence of the first form cutting and re-shaping, can be traced back to Peters and Waterman and Osbourne and Gaebler in terms of the USA, with Butt and Palmer providing the UK examples. In the interests of helping to focus attention on the underlying issues and sharpen debate, a model of LAPM is provided to characterise the development in question.
