To help with the general shortage of housing across the UK, we have created our Residential Development Plots strategy to help you identify plots with low density, located in a sustainable area, suitable for further development .

THE CRITERIA WE USE:

• Finding single houses on big plots relative to others on the street such as side gardens, corner plots, small buildings on big plots (NPPF)
• Sustainable locations
• Financially viable land values
• Low-density sites or corner plots
• 2-60 plots

EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:

• Green belt
• Flood Zone 2&3
• Listed Buildings
  
• AONB
• SSSi

OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:

• Title number
• Site area
• Address
• Site density

Our Low Value Commercial Property In A Residential Area strategy will help you to identify cheap commercial property in residential areas with hidden value when converted from commercial to residential under PD rights.

THE CRITERIA WE USE:

• Change of use of commercial space to residential (NPPF & Class M, N, O, ZA).
• Class M – retail uses and hot food takeaway to dwellings
• Class N- specified sui generis uses to dwelling houses
• Class O- offices to dwellings
• Class Q- agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
• Sustainable locations
• Financially viable conversions
• With a residential feel to the location

EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:

• Green belt
• Flood Zone 2&3

OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:

• Size from rates assessment
• Title number
• Local residential values per square foot
• Site uses
• Predicted profit
• Rate per square foot

The new permitted development rights permit the conversion of commercial space to residential space with additional floors (within a maximum height). This strategy identifies these opportunities and uncovers the hidden value if converted to residential space.

THE CRITERIA WE USE:

• Sustainable villages, towns & cities
• Buildings heights less than 18m
• Building footprint < 1,000 sqm (10,750 sq ft)
• B1 (Office, Industrial & R&D)
• Flagging where the building has been vacant for 6 months

EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:

• Listed buildings
• National Parks
• AONB
• SSSi

OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:

• Rate per square foot
• Title number
• Predicted profit
• Address
• Vacant percentage
• Site uses

The new permitted development rights from the 1st September 2020, permit adding additional floors to existing flats, we have created our Airspace Above Flats strategy to identify the opportunities that meet the new PD rights criteria and the potential profits it will create for you.

Criteria we use:

• Sustainable villages, towns & cities
• Viable residential values
• Built 1948 – 2018
• Building height < 24m
• Where lease structure is likely to work

Excludes:

Listed buildings, National Parks, AONB, SSSi

The new permitted development rights permit building additional floors on existing houses. This strategy identifies opportunities that meet the new PD right criteria and the potential profits it can create for you.

THE CRITERIA WE USE:

• 1 or 2 additional floors on top of houses
• Class AA – extend house, AC – terraced to flats, AD – detached to flats.
• Inside M25
• 1 or 2 storey houses
• Significant scope to increase building size relative to neighbours

EXCLUSIONS CONSIDERED:

• Listed buildings
• Flood Zone 2&3

OVERLAY DATA INCLUDES:

• Title number
• Address
• Local residential value per square foot
• Predicted profit