Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction: Volume 12 Issue 3

The impact of flood insurance on residential property prices: Towards a new theoretical framework for the United Kingdom market

Jessica Lamond, David Proverbs, Adarkwah Antwi

The supposition that the availability and cost of insurance will have an effect on house prices is often accepted as fact. However the mechanism for this supposed impact has not…

Evaluating guaranteed maximum price and target cost contracting strategies in Hong Kong construction industry

Daniel M Chan, Albert P C Chan, Patrick T I Lam, Edward W M Lam, James M W Wong

Guaranteed maximum price (GMP) and target cost contracting (TCC) with a pain‐share/gain‐share arrangement have been adopted to integrate the construction delivery process and…

The learning climate of an organisation and practitioner competence

David J Lowe, Martin Skitmore

The focus of this paper is on the influence of the learning climate in organisations on practitioner competence. Practitioners in the context of the paper are Chartered Quantity…

Risk management practices of contractors: A case study of power station projects in Egypt

AMR A G Hassanein, Halaa M F Afify

This research aimed at identifying the most significant risks relevant to construction contracts of two power station projects in Egypt. These were large scale, fast‐track…