We understand the development process from start to finish and can assist you at any or every stage

 

1. Market Research / Project Feasibility
  • Determine likely demand and competition
  • Understand positioning of property in marketplace
  • Appraise projects and cash flows
  • Assess commercial opportunities and financial model
  • Assess infrastructural threats
  • Assess completed works in partially completed schemes


2. Property Exit / Disposal Strategy
  • Review development options
  • Determine sale of asset potential
  • Assess joint venture opportunities


3. Planning Strategy
  • Examine site characteristics and environmental / infrastructural parameters
  • Consider market and potential end users
  • Consider planning policy context (national and local)
  • Review planning history
  • Formulate planning strategy


4. Planning Process Management
  • Appoint and co-ordinate planning team
  • Arrange pre-planning meetings
  • Meet elected members
  • Meet potential end users
  • Coordinate design process
  • Prepare any necessary environmental and technical assessments
  • Submit planning application
  • Address objections and Appeals Board


5. Marketing
  • Prepare brochure, website and other promotional material
  • Meet potential end users
  • Appoint sales agent
  • Focus on project USP


6. Risk Management
  • Consider phasing
  • Examine pre-sales, pre-lets, sale of parts of site
  • Structure joint ventures
7. Construction Cost Planning
  • Prepare construction budgets
  • Use value engineering to maximise value for money
  • Formulate procurement strategy
  • Determine remedial costs of partially completed schemes


8. Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Demonstrate total costs
  • Justify expenditure (pre-sales and payback period)
  • Make rolling working capital recommendations
  • Justify phasing


9. Commencement Meetings / Agreements
  • Arrange bonds / management companies
  • Organise Homebond / insurances and statutory services
  • Confirm planning conditions including part V and archaeology
  • Ensure health and safety compliance with current legislation


10. Construction Supervision and Management
  • Co-ordinate design team
  • Certify value of works
  • Ensure financial control
  • Certify planning compliance


11. Sales / Marketing / Legal
  • Co-ordinate building, marketing and legal specification
  • Manage completions, closings, snagging and maintenance
  • Manage agreement release pre-conditions


12. Taking in Charge / Handover Process
  • Prepare safety files
  • Collect collateral warranties
  • Appoint facility managers
  • Facilitate local authorities taking in charge
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