The principal objective of property management is to maintain a property in a state to command the greatest possible net return and to protect the owner’s capital investment at all times, one unique feature of commercial properties is that they are of multiple occupation. Considering the huge capital investment in their construction, it is prudent that their efficient management should be of paramount importance. As with all forms of public properties, the management of commercial properties present peculiar problems that demand  their own solutions.

The study therefore, seeks to appraise  the effect of property management  on property value using commercial properties in Awka as a case study.

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgment

Synopsis

1.1 Background of study

1.2 Statement of the problem

1.3 Objectives of the study

1.4 Significance of the study

1.5 Scope of the study

1.6 Limitations of the study

2.1 Meaning/Concepts of property

2.2 Meaning of Management

2.3 Concepts/Meaning  of property management

2.4 Concepts of value

2.5 Rental values of  commercial properties 

(i) Shops

(ii) Offices

2.6 Landed properties and management 

2.7 Types of landed properties

2.8 Characteristics of landed property investment

2.9 Factors affecting property values

2.10 Methods of determining value

2.11 Obsolescence (concepts)

2.12 Problems of public property management in Nigeria

3.1 Sources of data

3.2 Data collection method

Chapter Four

4.0 Data presentation and Analysis 

5.1 Finding generally

5.2 Recommendations

5.3 Conclusion