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. […]
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 […]