Investment strategy
Development Opportunities
Sites, conversions and change-of-use projects where value is created through planning and build.
What development opportunities means
Development covers land, conversions and larger schemes where the return comes from planning gain and construction rather than from buying an already finished property.
Who it may suit
Experienced investors and developers with build capability, appropriate funding, and tolerance for planning and programme risk.
What Westwood looks for
- Realistic planning context for the borough in question
- Sensible gross development value evidence, not optimistic assumptions
- Site access, services and constraints understood early
Key considerations
- Planning outcomes are never guaranteed
- Build cost inflation and programme delays materially affect returns
- Funding structures are more complex than standard buy to let finance
How we present the numbers
- GDV, build cost and profit on cost modelled as estimates
- Sensitivity to build cost and sales value shown where relevant
All figures are estimates prepared from local evidence and are subject to your own due diligence, survey and valuation. We do not guarantee returns and we do not provide financial, tax, legal or investment advice.
Where we source this strategy
Other strategies
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