Property Development Insights
Clear explanations of how development decisions are made.
Practical notes on feasibility, professional teams, project strategy and the issues that commonly determine whether a property opportunity progresses.
What does a property development consultant actually do?
The role, where it adds value and how it differs from architects, planners, QSs and other specialists.
What professional team does a property development project need?
A practical guide to the specialists commonly involved and why the interfaces between them matter.
How to assess a commercial property for redevelopment potential
The planning, legal, design, technical and commercial questions worth testing before pursuing a scheme.
Why property development projects stall
Common causes of delay and a structured way to diagnose the issue that is actually preventing progress.
Sell or develop a commercial property?
How to compare an as-is sale, planning uplift and owner-funded redevelopment using risk-adjusted outcomes.
What should a landowner delegate to a development manager?
The owner-side management role, budget reporting, governance and decision rights.
What can owners do with a redundant office building?
How refurbishment, change of use, conversion and redevelopment routes should be tested.
Planning uplift and retained landowner interests
Options, promotion arrangements and the importance of contractual risk allocation.
Need to apply the theory to a live property?
MRKHD helps owners and stakeholders turn development questions into a structured route of specialist work and commercial decisions.