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Gross Development Value (GDV) – Property Developers Guide to Financial Appraisals

Gross development value, or GDV as it is commonly known in property circles, is an important valuation metric that all investors and property developers need to be familiar with when building their project and financial appraisals. The gross development value of a property investment project can be calculated to give a near accurate figure of what that property or real estate development project may be worth on the open market once all development works have been completed.

Gross development value is an essential tool for any real estate investor or property developer as it forms a key component in the development appraisal process.

Planning Permission – Property Developers Guide to Planning Applications

If you are an experienced investor or property developer then you’ll be all too familiar with the processes involved in getting planning permission and the rules and regulations set-out in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Obtaining planning permission or planning consent as it is sometimes called is required if you want to build on land, make substantial changes to a properties structure, appearance or the use to which that property it is put.

Property Development Finance – Guide to Funding Development Projects

Funding a residential or commercial property development project with the right sort of property development finance is important as it can impact significantly on the availability of cash to support the initial investment, cash flow throughout the construction phase and ultimately the profitability of the development project itself.

Many aspiring investors dream of becoming successful property developers – taking their own development project and design ideas from the drawing board and making them a reality, and more importantly generating lots of profit in the process.

Section 106 agreements and planning obligation for property developers

Section 106 Agreements & Planning Obligation – Guide for Property Developers

If you are an experienced property developer then you’ll be all too familiar with section 106 agreements, also known in property circles as planning obligation. If however, these are unfamiliar terms and you are currently considering commercial property development or redevelopment opportunities that fall under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 then you’ll need to get up-to speed… and quickly.

Section 106 agreements or planning obligations form a specific part of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and although it isn’t the largest section of the Act, it does play an important role when it comes to planning law.