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Expert advice on the land buying and selling process
Expert Advice
Our team of professional land consultants offer their expertise on everything from the acquisition of land and planning permissions through to marketing and completion. We provide a unique service offering interim senior management and staffing support for the complete land function to affordable housing providers and developers.
Land Identification
When it comes to identifying land with development potential, Friary Group have a dedicated team that work hard to acquire land and property in off market opportunities. It is our aim to achieve the greatest value potential for our clients:
- Established for over 30 years and offering the highest levels of professionalism, we have an enviable track record and level of credibility in the sector
- We have generated a wide network of clients that include private landowners, national house builders, housing associations, developers, farmers, land promoters and professional practices
Pre-acquisition and Pre-planning
From the commencement of land acquisition, we will identify your requirements and demonstrate full transparency in risks and opportunities. We provide bespoke solutions that cover every aspect of development and utilise the skills of our internal teams, complimented by external consultants and professionals:
- We assist in the review of initial design proposals to ensure this reflects your brief and value is maximised
- We will help you understand the implications that regional, national and local planning policy will have upon the proposal
- We will assist with reviewing the contractual options that are available to enter into contract
- We will advise on likely build costs and infrastructure as well as identifying development risks and associated abnormal costs
Development Appraisals
Friary Group carry out appraisals primarily in the living sector – residential land, affordable housing and student housing.
Our services include:
- Residual development appraisals
- Comparable market evidence data base
- Financial modelling
- Affordable housing values
- Gross Development Values
- Estimated Rental Values
- Yield analysis
- Risk analysis
- Presentation of exit options
Team Assembly
Our team includes developers and consultants who, throughout their careers, have experience of leading multi-disciplinary project teams. We are able to significantly enhance returns on your project:
- We have an established network of solicitors, architects, planning and cost consultants and multi-disciplinary technical teams who offer and advise throughout the acquisition and development process
Acquisition Project Management
Using our extensive project management expertise, we identify and resolve key issues and constraints affecting your land’s development potential:
- We will help you solve any issues that may arise through the legal, planning and technical process
Exit Strategy
Where we are instructed by land or property owners to dispose of land, we are experts in unlocking maximum value:
- As Chartered Surveyors, we have numerous clients who instruct us to sell their development land, with or without planning permission
- Depending on client requirements, we will either advertise the development opportunity or contact potential buyers directly from our extensive database
- Throughout the sales process, we communicate with potential purchasers to answer queries, evaluate the offers and negotiate the sale