The British Institute of Facilities Management and vacant property management expert Orbis have launched a new vacant property management survey for 2015.
The BIFM and corporate member Orbis are eager to obtain views from property and facilities managers about the empty buildings in their portfolio.
Squatting in a residential building became a criminal offence three years ago. An Orbis survey at the time revealed that a third of property managers predicted a rise in squatters targeting commercial properties as a result. The new survey for 2015 aims to establish whether these concerns have become a reality.
The new survey seeks to understand what facilities managers’ main concerns are when it comes to empty buildings, their understanding of the legal and insurance requirements around empty properties and how they currently manage them.
The survey also considers urban exploring, the exploration of man-made structures, to determine whether this is a growing trend and a threat.
Guy Other, chief executive officer of Orbis said: “Our 2012 survey found that a third of property managers were predicting a rise in squatters targeting their commercial properties. With this new survey we will better determine the extent of the problem in 2015, and the extent of any new threats.”
The survey takes around two minutes to complete. As a thank you for taking part, respondents will be entered into a prize draw to win a Kindle Fire HD.
About Orbis
Orbis provides a complete vacant property service for commercial property and social housing. From securing the property with the right type of protection whether that be sitex screens, alarms, guardians or manned guarding and cleaning and clearing it of debris, to monitoring it through regular inspections, CCTV and alarms, Orbis ensures properties are legally and insurance compliant, reducing the risks for property owners.
All services are backed up by Aura, Orbis’s real-time web-based workflow system; enabling customers to instruct, control and track the progress of work undertaken through Orbis. Orbis’s in-house BS5979 Cat II Alarm Response Centre (ARC) monitors all intruder, fire and cctv alarms, whilst under a BS8484 accredited platform Orbis supports its lone workers 24/7/365 ensuring Orbis keeps control of all security delivery and risks nothing in its outsourcing.
In the UK the vacant property security company protects more than 50,000 properties as well as 20,000 lone workers, cleans 20,000 properties annually and provides infection control, long-term mould eradication and access control. The company generates a combined turnover of in excess of £30 million and employs more than 500 people.
Orbis is owned by a consortium of investors focused on long-term growth and business development.
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