Insights
A considered view.
Practical perspectives on land, development, investment and the decisions behind them.
Land & Development
Before you buy the site, test the assumptions
The asking price is easy to see. The assumptions behind your appraisal deserve the same attention.
Investment
A portfolio with a purpose
A collection of individually plausible purchases is not necessarily a coherent investment strategy.
Land & Property
Sell, develop or partner? Start with your priorities.
The route with the largest headline figure may not be the route that works best for you.
In practice
From advice
to action.
See how acquisition negotiations and funding were brought together for a residential portfolio purchase.
GBR Academy resource
Land funding,
not banking.
Read Graham’s six-page paper on deferred land payment, capital pressure and aligning landowner and developer interests.
From LinkedIn
Inside the GBR
Development Masterclass.
These posts introduce practical ideas from the GBR Development Masterclass: testing options, understanding land value and challenging development costs.
“We’ve got a plan.” What were the other options?
Explore credible alternatives before committing capital, and use what you learn to strengthen the chosen development strategy.
Same land. Different buyer. Different worth.
How procurement, funding, delivery strategy and competitive advantage change what a site is worth to a particular buyer.
How certain are your development costs?
A practical way to expose uncertain appraisal inputs and improve the evidence before planning, land purchase and the start of construction.
Not sure what the right next step is?
You don’t need a fully formed brief. Start with a conversation.