Service · Development
Property sourcing for development and repositioning
Sites and buildings where new construction, refurbishment or a change of use could create a different asset. These opportunities depend on facts that only qualified specialists can confirm, so we focus on recording the current position clearly and stating what has, and has not, been assessed.
Existing and proposed use
We record what the site or building is used for now and what the owner or a buyer proposes. Moving from one use to another, for example offices to a hotel, usually depends on planning rules and on whether the building physically suits the new use.
Planning status
Planning status describes where a property stands with the local authority: no application, an application under consideration, a permission granted with conditions, or a refusal. We ask the seller for the current status and any documents, and present them as supplied.
We do not express a view on whether permission is likely. That judgement belongs to planning advisers who know the local rules.
Qualified third-party assessments
Surveys, cost estimates, heritage and environmental reports are prepared by qualified professionals. Where the seller holds such reports, we note who prepared them, when and for whom, as this affects whether a buyer can rely on them.
Where no assessment exists, we say so plainly. Any figures about future value or cost are the seller's or its advisers', not ours.
Access and known constraints
Practical constraints can decide a scheme before planning does: rights of way, access for construction, neighbouring rights, heritage protection, ground conditions or existing occupiers. We ask the seller what is known and record what has not been investigated.
Planning permission and change of use are never described as assured. Specialist assessment of each constraint is a matter for qualified advisers.
Questions buyers and owners ask
Will you tell us whether planning permission is likely?
No. We record the current planning status and documents as supplied. Judging the likelihood of permission is for planning advisers who know the local rules.
Can you source buildings for hotel conversion?
Yes, where it matches your brief. Whether a conversion is permitted and physically workable must be assessed by specialists.
Can we rely on the seller's reports?
That depends on who prepared them, when and for whom. We note those details; your advisers decide whether reliance is possible.
Start with the route that fits.
Buyers can set out their criteria; owners and authorised intermediaries can introduce a property in confidence. Either route begins with a review of initial fit.