Analysis of Factors Influencing Property Market Dynamics in the UK

Construction cost is a major concern to both clients and contractors. Based on a hypotheticalconstruction project (a six-storey concrete framed office building), cost and otherrelated information was collected through a survey of contractors in Japan, the UK and theUS. Using multiple regression analysis it was found that lower overheads, less prefabricatedcomponents, and fewer design variations could reduce construction cost. Overheadslargely represent indirect costs to contractors and if reduced can lead to increased profitlevels and improved competitiveness. The use of prefabricated components may be problematicwhere there are delays in production, insufficient coordination between design andconstruction, and congested transportation on site. Design variations during constructionbring about uncertainties and are disruptive to the construction process. These factorshave paramount impact on construction cost and demand close attention and consideration.Contractors are advised to reduce the costs of their overheads and utilise prefabricationappropriately, while clients and designers should minimise the number of designvariations during construction if better cost performance is desired.

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An attribution of the return on the UK commercial property market

Journal of Property Finance ◽

10.1108/09588689710190342 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 336-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J.A. Schofield

Keyword(s):

Property Market ◽

Commercial Property ◽

The Uk

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Out-of-programme experience in UK neurosurgery trainees: optimising the transition back into clinical practice

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England ◽

10.1308/rcsbull.2021.43 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 103 (2) ◽

pp. 100-105

Author(s):

J Lam ◽

G Evans ◽

RM deSouza ◽

M Amarouche ◽

J Cheserem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Return To Work ◽

Online Survey ◽

Past Research ◽

Clinical Work ◽

Surgical Skills ◽

Clinical Environment ◽

The Past ◽

New Methods ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Uk

INTRODUCTION Out of programme (OOP) experience from training increases the skill pool of the neurosurgical workforce and drives innovation in the specialty. OOP approval criteria are well defined but transition back to clinical work can be challenging with a paucity of data published on trainee perspectives. Our study aimed to investigate factors influencing transition from OOP back to clinical work among neurosurgical trainees in the UK. METHODS An online survey was sent to all members of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Questions pertained to details of OOP and factors influencing transition back to clinical work. RESULTS Among the 73 respondents, 7 were currently on OOP and 27 had completed OOP in the past. Research was the most common reason for OOP (28/34, 82%) and this was generally motivated by the aspiration of an academic neurosurgery career (17/34, 50%). Although the majority (27/34, 79%) continued clinical work during OOP, 37% of this group (10/27) reported a reduction in their surgical skills. Fewer than half (15/34, 44%) had a return to work plan, of which only half (8/34, 24%) were formal plans. The majority of respondents who had completed OOP in the past (22/27, 81%) felt that they were able to apply the skills gained during OOP to their clinical work on return. CONCLUSIONS Skills learnt during OOP are relevant and transferable to the clinical environment but mainly limited to research with OOP for management and education underrepresented. Deterioration of surgical skills is a concern. However, recognition of this problem has prompted new methods and schemes to address challenges faced on return to work.

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Choice of insulins, pen devices and blood glucose meters: factors influencing decision making by DSNs in the UK

Practical Diabetes International ◽

10.1002/pdi.514 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 20 (7) ◽

pp. 237-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

AD Thynne ◽

B Higgins ◽

MH Cummings

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Blood Glucose ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Uk

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DEMATEL method of analysing the factors influencing the decision to adopt virtual reality technology by real estate firms in Lagos property market

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment ◽

10.1108/sasbe-09-2020-0135 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ayodele Samuel Adegoke ◽

Timothy Tunde Oladokun ◽

Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele ◽

Samson Efuwape Agbato ◽

Ahmed Ademola Jinadu

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Real Estate ◽

Social Influence ◽

Property Market ◽

Content Type ◽

Performance Expectancy ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Effort Expectancy ◽

Facilitating Conditions ◽

Estate Agency

PurposeThe study analysed the factors influencing real estate firms' (REFs) decision to adopt virtual reality (VR) technology using the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method. This was done to enhance the practice of real estate agency in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachData were elicited from eight real estate experts. These experts were heads of the agency department of firms that had been in existence for a minimum of five years in the Lagos property market. The data analysed in this study were collected with the aid of a questionnaire.FindingsThe result revealed that use intention was influenced by performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation, price value and UB. Also, facilitating conditions, habit and use intention did not influence use behaviour. Overall, six constructs, which include price value (Ri − Cj value = 0.1284), use behaviour (Ri − Cj value = 0.0666), social influence (Ri − Cj value = 0.0583), facilitating conditions (Ri − Cj value = 0.0323), performance expectancy (Ri − Cj value = 0.0196) and effort expectancy (Ri − Cj value = 0.0116), were significant predictors of the factors influencing the decision of REFs to adopt VR. Of these constructs, the Ri − Cj values indicated that price value had the highest causative influence.Practical implicationsThe result of this study will bring REFs to the consciousness of the factors that could affect their adoption of VR technology. This study will also assist the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in appropriately enlightening REFs on the integration of VR technology into the agency practice especially at this time when all health protocols and guidelines need to be observed to help flatten the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic.Originality/valueThis study is the first to have an insight into the analysis of the factors influencing REFs' decision to adopt VR technology using the DEMATEL method.

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