Guides and news
Practical guides on land, planning, construction and development finance in London and the Home Counties, written by the people who do the work.
Landowners
Unconditional sale, subject to planning, option agreement, promotion agreement or joint venture: how each way of selling land to a developer works, with the pros and cons for landowners in London and the Home Counties.
26 October 2026
Investors
How co-investment in residential development works, where investor capital sits in the funding stack, the main risks, and the questions to ask a developer before investing.
Construction
The difference between appointing a main contractor on a traditional contract and a design and build contractor, and how to decide which suits your scheme.
How to prepare land for sale in London: understanding what makes a site developable, the information buyers ask for, how offers are worked out and how to choose a buyer.
Development
A practical checklist for developers choosing a main contractor in London: track record, finances, programme, site management, quality, safety and contract terms.
How airspace development works, where the value comes from, the planning routes, and the risks investors should understand before committing capital.
How landowners can work with Kisiel Group: a subject-to-planning option or a profit-share joint venture, backed by our own capital.
24 October 2026
News
Kisiel Group won the Housebuilder Award at the London Master Builder Awards 2025 for 21 apartments in Ealing.
25 April 2025
We have been appointed main contractor for five new family homes in Kew, starting April 2024.
2 April 2024
Five new homes, including a wheelchair-accessible bungalow, on a tricky 31m x 16m sloping brownfield plot in Tulse Hill, SW2.
19 January 2024
The FMB House Builders’ Survey shows SME builders now deliver only around 10% of new homes, down from 40% in the late 1980s.
30 November 2023
At the FMB Parliamentary Reception, Lukasz and Annie spoke with ministers and MPs about the role of SME builders and retrofitting homes.
12 September 2023
