ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a case-study of how a local authority has sought to develop a computer-based information system for the management of property. What the theory of local authority property management can perhaps best be seen to represent, is an attempt by such institutions to reform the structure of local government finance by introducing a competitive, decentralist, more accountable and corporate minded attitude towards the management of property. Communications made possible by the development of computer-based information systems linking the centre i.e. central committee, to the executive, directorate and client-customer 'interface', via the circulation of information also required for the valuation of property and measurement of performance. The chapter describes how such a transition from electronic filing cabinet to automated property valuation and performance measurement has been achieved by way of a case-study. It has drawn attention to how the application of information technology and development of such an information system aids the appraisal of land and buildings.
