Development & Refurbishment
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Development and refurbishment is where value gets created rather than found: converting a house into flats, taking a tired three bed to a five bed en-suite HMO, or bringing a property no mainstream lender will touch back into use. These articles cover pricing the work honestly, building in a contingency that survives contact with the building, managing and auditing contractors, and the surprises — asbestos, damp, structural movement — that turn a good margin into a bad one. The recurring theme is that the discount is real but the works estimate is usually fiction.
The articles on development & refurbishment
Property Refurbishment Contingency: How to Stop Your Dream Project From Going Broke
The question is not if a refurbishment goes wrong but what goes wrong. How to size a contingency that survives asbestos, damp and a structural surprise.
How to Maximize Property Value: The 6 Levels of Strategic Investment
Six levels of value creation in UK property, from cosmetic refurbishment to planning gain and use change. Where the real uplift sits, and what each level costs.
16 HMO Refurbishment Strategies for Hands-Off Property Management
Sixteen refurbishment decisions that stop an HMO generating emergency calls: isolation valves, hard-wearing finishes and fittings built for six tenants.
The Source Code of Value: Your Step-by-Step Guide on How to Convert a House into Flats in the UK for Maximum Property Cashflow
Planning, building control, utilities and finance: converting one UK house into three or four self-contained flats, and the value the split actually creates.