SERVICES
Offering a wide range of services, tailored to suit your needs. Fully insured.
Development Capacity
Flexible Development Support
Providing tailored development support designed to plug gaps in your team and increase capacity on an ad-hoc or project basis. Whether your team is facing short-term workload peaks, complex projects or temporary resourcing challenges, able to deliver defined outcomes within agreed timescales.
Acting as an additional in-house resource, working alongside your team, integrating into existing processes while bringing fresh perspectives and expertise. Able to support all stages of the development process, from initial planning and feasibility through to delivery and handover, helping to maintain momentum and ensure projects stay on track.
Ideal for Housing Associations and developers looking to strengthen their development capability and maintain project targets.
Land and Development
Development Project Support
End-to-end support for housing development projects, helping clients deliver high-quality homes efficiently and effectively. Covering every stage of the process – from identifying land opportunities, managing planning and design, to overseeing delivery on-site.
Managing land transactions and negotiating contracts and agreements needed to secure successful delivery, increasing your development capacity without adding permanent headcount.
Working closely with your in-house team and external consultants to ensure:
- Accurate cost planning and budgeting
- Compliant, well-considered designs
- Achievable project programmes
- High-quality outcomes
Governance & Board Confidence
Sound and Confident Decisions
Helping organisations strengthen governance around housing development, ensuring Boards make informed decisions. This approach helps Board Members balance ambition with a clear view of risk, always mindful of organisational goals and sector context.
Preparation of high-quality Board reports that are underpinned by regulatory requirements and framed to clearly set out both risks and opportunities.
In addition, delivering tailored training and Board development sessions to build skills, knowledge, and confidence in development governance. These sessions are designed to demystify the development process, helping Board Members to engage meaningfully in discussions and provide effective challenge and scrutiny.
Working with organisations to design governance protocols, identifying key gateways and milestones that provide effective control of risk while also supporting delivery. This ensures Boards have the tools, processes and confidence to make decision and achieve ambitious outcomes.
Leadership, Planning and Strategy
Leading and Shaping Teams
Developing stronger team working and increasing skills across development and leadership teams to support successful project delivery.
Training and staff development, adding capacity to in house teams. Mentoring and coaching development teams to expand skills and understanding of development processes. Using project management best practices to empower teams to work more efficiently, manage risks and and deliver high-quality outcomes.
Support organisations in articulating their development strategy and aligning it with operational plans and processes. Ensuring every team member understands their role in achieving strategic objectives.
Processes and Design Standards
Best Practice for Great Outcomes
Working with organisations to review development policies and procedures, ensuring they are fit for purpose, compliant with statutory requirements, and aligned with organisational objectives. Establishing required new policies and develop procedures to provide clear, consistent guidance for teams, supporting efficient and safe delivery of development projects.
Ensuring that homes are procured and built to the highest quality, meeting regulatory standards and developing standardised design guides. Providing advice on housing design to meet specific needs, including wheelchair-adapted homes, accessible homes for older people, and other bespoke requirements, helping to create inclusive, safe, and practical living environments. This ensures that standards are embedded into every stage of the development process, reduces risk and promotes best practice throughout the organisation.
Options Appraisals
Strong Programme Outcomes
Working with clients to ensure the successful delivery of housing development programmes, providing practical solutions that balance business plan assumptions, housing needs, and project deliverability - helping clients to make informed decisions and optimise outcomes.
- Procurement strategy and options
- Tenure and housing need analysis
- Financial appraisals and viability assessments
- Risk analysis and mitigation
Helping clients develop realistic, achievable programmes that align with goals and community needs, providing guidance on sequencing, resourcing and prioritisation to ensure smooth delivery of financially viable and sustainable homes.