Developers: How to Maximise Gross Development Value (GDV) for Your Project
Understanding and maximising GDV is one of the most powerful levers a developer has. Yet too often it is treated as a static number rather than a dynamic target you actively shape. This post will walk through what GDV is, why it matters for your appraisal, and then move into six strategic areas you can […]
Top 5 Tips for Selling a Development Off-Plan
Selling a development off-plan is different to simply marketing completed stock. It demands a careful mix of credibility, staging, financial clarity, investor confidence and timing. Get the process right and you command better prices, faster sales and stronger hand-over metrics. Get it wrong and you risk margin bleed, longer sales periods and weaker exit options. […]
Cracking the Planning System for Apartments in 2025
Planning in England has shifted again. For apartment developers, the winners will be those who read the national signals, pick local battles wisely and move faster than their competitors. National Picture: Targets are Back, Delivery Pressure is Real The revised National Planning Policy Framework was updated on 7 February 2025 following reforms announced in December […]
Navigating Compliance in 2025: What Apartment Developers Need to Know
If you’re building apartments in England in 2025, the rules are changing fast. Missing a regulation now could mean long delays and higher costs. Here’s a straightforward guide to the most important compliance issues you need to plan for. Second Staircases – What’s Changing and When From 30 September 2026, all new residential buildings over […]
Building Apartments in 2025: What Developers Need to Know
If you are developing apartments in the UK right now, you are working through a rare mix of easing base rates, stubbornly high long-term borrowing costs, slowing rental growth and a more muscular planning regime. Get the strategy right, and there is clear runway. Get it wrong and you will watch margins evaporate. Interest Rates […]