Planning & Development Advice

Robert Bowden has been involved in development for many years, working for developers and assisting them in the process of realising the maximum value of their asset.

The initial stage, once a site has been identified, is to assist our clients in establishing the best use of the site through our experience in planning and development and through our network of contacts establish the market conditions to ensure maximum development profitability.

If necessary we can bring planning consultants, political lobbyists and other experts on to our team should it be particularly complicated or controversial.

Feasibility & Development Appraisals

In addition to planning, during the process of establishing the best use of a site consideration needs to also be given to the cost factors involved with each possible scheme. Through our experience we can undertake feasibility and development appraisals to establish site costs, construction costs, professional fees, planning costs and interest costs. Through this process we can also undertake residual valuations to provide our clients to advise them what a site may be worth should they be considering a purchase offer.

Development Finance

We can provide advice on, organise and arrange development finance for our clients. Through our contacts with traditional banking organizations and private funds, companies and high net worth individuals we can provide a package of funding that enables our clients flexibility of choice in deciding how best to fund a development. This funding can include 100% finance, including the necessary mezzanine and bridging finance in appropriate.

The flexibility of this means that we can help to arrange funding for schemes of any size.

Site Finding & Sourcing

We have a wide network of contacts with agents and other property professionals throughout the UK and Europe and can bring deals to our clients, specific to the markets that they operate in. In addition should a client be seeking a specific property in a specific location we can research the area and source appropriate opportunities for them.

In addition, once a site is identified we can, if required, negotiate on the part of our client in securing its purchase.

Brownfield & Contaminated Land

We can advise on the redevelopment of Brownfield sites, including those with an adverse past use, or those contaminated by a previous occupier. Robert Bowden has experience in dealing with the environment agency on contaminated land and specialist consultants. We can also arrange desk top studies and intrusive site investigations if necessary to establish the presence of contamination.