Affordable housing and development viability

When you want to deliver a housing project agreeing a viable solution can be a real challenge

• Deliver affordable housing while maintaining development viability

• Manage the increasing requirements for community infrastructure contributions

• Plan for the rising cost of sustainable development and other regulatory requirements

• Ensure the demand for units will cover the associated costs of development

We can help you agree the optimum level of affordable housing and other planning obligations.

Our services include:

• Viability appraisals

We can advise you on the viability of a development to support planning and housing negotiations.

• Strategic advice

Including feasibility studies, options appraisals advice on housing strategy.

• Valuation and marketing

We can value and market affordable housing and Registered Providers of Social Housing (RP) properties.

• Negotiation support

Providing viability and ‘open book’ appraisals to support planning and Section 106 negotiations.

• Preparing an evidence base to support planning policy

We can assess the impact of affordable housing targets and thresholds on land and housing supply.

• Delivering viable developments

Our public and private sector experience gives us the understanding to negotiate appropriate levels of affordable housing.

• Unlocking viable development

We have the expertise to unlock difficult situations, where agreement looks impossible, so that all sides can benefit.

• Negotiating future proofed Section 106

We can give both parties the comfort to start development by negotiating an affordable element based on future viability.

• Reduction of strategic risk

Our involvement in the government housing panels means we can help you develop your strategy to get the best outcome.