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Tenants represent a marginalised group in South Africa, with land and housing, and particularly rental accommodation in great demand. Renting is a viable option for certain tenants but in the absence of the provision of rental housing, tenants are trapped in a "feudal" system of tenant-landlord relationship. The importance of this study stems from the fact that there appears to be violations of tenants' rights and that the obligations of both tenant and landlord from a Shari-ah perspective have either been overlooked or ignored completely thus far. This study examines the hardships faced by tenants specifically in privately owned residential accommodation in Durban and other major South African cities. It aims to critically examine Islamic perspective on housing and land tenure and guidelines that govern tenant-landlord relationship in respect of residential rental accommodation. It also looks at the South African development of land and housing policy, legislation, the provision of public and rental housing and tenure and tenant-landlord relationship. It examines the historical development of such a relationship in the west and the development of rent legislation in South Africa and the most recent legislation, the Rental Housing Act 50 of 1999. This study sought responses from recognised, well-established Muslim organisations in South Africa to a questionnaire dealing specifically with residential rental accommodation and general information on a range of tenant-landlord related matters. It is hoped that their response that are analysed and discussed would contribute to a better tenant-landlord "culture". The overall findings of this study into the Islamic and South African perspective on tenant-landlord relationship have implications for policy makers, Islamic scholars, NGOs and a whole range of stakeholders, locally as well as internationally. In the light of this study, suggestions are made to stimulate further research on some of the pertinent issues addressed. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2001.

With issues such as energy crises, climate change and environmental degradation becoming evermore prevalent on national and international levels, industrialized societies are beginning to take heed of the impact they are having on the natural environment and we are beginning to see movements towards socially and environmentally responsible decision-making. With the impact that buildings have on the environment, it is important to understand what barriers are preventing or slowing investment in socially and environmentally responsible property. The present study was conducted to determine whether LEED certification has a significant impact on the market value of office buildings in Toronto, Ontario – value determined by the average net asking rent for each building. For some 68 subject and control buildings, we matched information on the net asking rent for 16 LEED certified (subject) buildings to 52 otherwise comparable properties (control buildings). Using ordinary least squares (OLS) analysis, we looked to find what relationship exists between net asking rent and the LEED label. Controlling for other variables historically shown to have an impact on property value, we expected the results of this study to determine whether there is a business case for LEED certification in the downtown Toronto office market. The results of the study have shown that LEED certification has had no impact on the market value of the sample of office buildings in Toronto. This is a surprising result, given the growth in the number of LEED buildings in Canada, but interviews with three senior executives in the industry have helped to provide insight into this trend. It seems that with time LEED will likely have an impact in this market, but it hasn‘t arrived yet.

With issues such as energy crises, climate change and environmental degradation becoming evermore prevalent on national and international levels, industrialized societies are beginning to take heed of the impact they are having on the natural environment and we are beginning to see movements towards socially and environmentally responsible decision-making. With the impact that buildings have on the environment, it is important to understand what barriers are preventing or slowing investment in socially and environmentally responsible property. The present study was conducted to determine whether LEED certification has a significant impact on the market value of office buildings in Toronto, Ontario – value determined by the average net asking rent for each building. For some 68 subject and control buildings, we matched information on the net asking rent for 16 LEED certified (subject) buildings to 52 otherwise comparable properties (control buildings). Using ordinary least squares (OLS) analysis, we looked to find what relationship exists between net asking rent and the LEED label. Controlling for other variables historically shown to have an impact on property value, we expected the results of this study to determine whether there is a business case for LEED certification in the downtown Toronto office market. The results of the study have shown that LEED certification has had no impact on the market value of the sample of office buildings in Toronto. This is a surprising result, given the growth in the number of LEED buildings in Canada, but interviews with three senior executives in the industry have helped to provide insight into this trend. It seems that with time LEED will likely have an impact in this market, but it hasn‘t arrived yet.

The thesis deals with lease agreements. Thesis outlines the history of lease agreement, the influence of the new Civil Code on the law of contract and clarify the difference between lease, leasing and tenancy. Main chapter is devoted to an analysis of lease agreement for an apartment or house. The practical part of the thesis analyses selected issues and problems arising during negotiating of contract or during the lease.

The aim of my master’s thesis is to determine the factors, that influence the market rent for agricultural land in Bolehošť and its surroundings. The theoretical part discusses ways to obtain the basic price of agricultural land. Followed by derivation of market rent as a percentage part the of the price agricultural land. Another part of this work is the practical part, where are individual factors influencing the market rent analyzed first generally and then there is described the influence of individual factors directly for agricultural land in Bolehošť and its surroundings. The influence of these factors on the market rent is documented by calculations derived from a database of rent in the contracts. Followed comparison of rents depending on individual factors and their evaluation.

At present the office real estate market in Sweden faces new challenges since the economic and real estate crisis of 2008-2010 years. Since the time of economic and real estate crisis of 2008-2010 years, the office real estate market has started to face new challenges. For example, office vacancy rates have increased significantly and challenges how to find the tenant for office premises became very actual. At the same time the demand for high quality office premises still exists on the market but with new requirements to the standards of the office working space. It is happening because the employees’ needs and requirements become more oriented to the comfort and safety of the working place. The employers try to keep and motivate employees by providing the most efficient and comfortable office space to work in and balance on cost-quality issues at the same time. In order to influence on demand from tenants’ and empower tenant search process the landlords have to use new, more competitive methods. The external design of the building and internal design of the office space in particular become more and more significant in leasing, sub-leasing and buying premises property purchase at the real estate office market. It is also useful and important because tenants can change the interior and design project upon their business needs and company’s strategies. The aim of this research paper is to set up the hypothesis that the office’s space design has a significant influence on tenant search process, plays the key role in so-called optimal office for tenant and tests above mentioned hypothesis by the empirical research study (method of questionnaire) among real “market players”-tenant representatives, consulting agencies and property owners. The location for the research and analysis activities is selected as Stockholm and Stockholm’s region, time frame is September - October 2010.

En la actualidad, los individuos enfrentan una problemática al buscar un compañero de habitación y, en su defecto, una habitación o departamento donde ambos puedan alojarse por un periodo de tiempo. Asimismo, factores externos como la inseguridad dificultan más el poder encontrar un mecanismo que permita contrarrestar el problema en mención. Por tal motivo, este trabajo de investigación propone una nueva e innovadora forma de encontrar un compañero de cuarto y una vivienda en alquiler. Esta iniciativa será llevada a cabo mediante la implementación de una plataforma virtual llamada “Roomies” que se encargue de concretar la búsqueda tanto entre arrendatarios y arrendadores. Esta plataforma permitirá que los usuarios interesados en encontrar a un compañero puedan visualizar los perfiles de otros usuarios y en función a sus características, rutinas diarias y estilo de vidas, escojan al candidato ideal para compartir una vivienda. Al finalizar este proceso, ambos podrán iniciar con la búsqueda del sitio ideal a alquilar; del mismo modo que el proceso anterior, la elección del predio se dará entre el arrendador y los arrendatarios en función a criterios particulares como el distrito, el precio, características de los arrendatarios y especificaciones del arrendador. Finalmente, para que se pueda conocer la viabilidad del proyecto “Roomies” y la rentabilidad de este, se utilizó indicadores financieros como el VAN y la TIR. En adición a esto, se realizaron encuestas y entrevistas para validar la propuesta de valor. / Currently, individuals face a problem when searching for a roommate and, failing that, a room or apartment where both can stay for a period of time. External factors such as insecurity also make it more difficult to find a mechanism to counteract the problem in mention. For this reason, this research work proposes a new and innovative way to find a roommate and a rental home. This initiative will be carried out through the implementation of a virtual platform called "Roomies" that is responsible for realizing the search between both tenants and landlords. This platform will allow users interested in finding a partner to view the profiles of other users and according to their characteristics, daily routines and lifestyle, choose the ideal candidate to share a home. At the end of this process, both will be able to start with the search for the ideal place to rent; In the same way as the above process, the choice of property will be given between the landlord and the tenants based on particular criteria such as the district, the price, characteristics of the tenants and the specifications of the landlord. Finally, in order to know the feasibility of the "Roomies" project and the profitability of it, financial indicators such as the VAN and the TIR were used. In addition to this, surveys and interviews were conducted to validate the value proposition. / Trabajo de investigación