On the subject "Businesses nolonger need to own and manage their own accommodation", opinion remainsperfectly split among the property directors of companies in Britain. Thatwas the title of a debate on board the MV Arcadia, venue for the PropertyForum.

After an hour of debate, the audience of delegates voted 50:50for the motion.

Many of the arguments centred on whether propertycompanies should go to a one-stop-shop for property services, or whetherthey should pick-and-mix. The director of property for a large telecomscompany which went for the one-stop-shop option commented: "Having gonethough the process, we end up with something enormously complex thatrequires a lot of management time."