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
Where to find development land in the UK: choosing an area, exploring on foot, building contacts, and the main types of site to look for.
22 June 2021
News
Kisiel Group won the FMB London House Builder Award 2021 for seven new homes built on the site of an old MOT centre.
14 June 2021
Work started on The Orchards, a joint venture of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes just outside Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
9 June 2021
Investors
When a joint venture makes sense, what each partner brings, the four common JV structures, and the questions to ask before you sign.
7 June 2021
Annie Summun walked 108 km and raised £650 for the Lighthouse Club construction charity.
12 May 2021
What GDV is, why it drives both profit and funding, how to calculate it from today’s evidence, and what lenders look for.
4 May 2021
Our Commercial Manager Stephen Hunt took on 100 push-ups a day to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
2 May 2021
Construction
Traditional, design and build, management contracting or construction management? How each route compares on cost certainty, speed, quality, design control and risk.
19 April 2021
How development finance is typically structured, with two worked examples of equity, senior, stretched senior and mezzanine debt, plus joint venture funding.
26 March 2021
Work is on schedule on 21 apartments across three blocks in West London, our third project for SMC Property.
20 March 2021
How construction risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) work, when to notify the HSE, and the key health and safety documents on a site.
4 March 2021
A guide to the planning process in England: preparing an application, pre-application advice, changes, decisions, appeals and common questions.
11 February 2021
