Financial Viability Assessments

Financial Viability Assessments

We provide financial viability advice to developers, landowners, local authorities and Registered Providers across residential, mixed-use and regeneration projects, supporting the assessment and delivery of viable development proposals.

With a national presence, our team advises clients at every stage of the planning and development process, from early feasibility and development appraisal through to planning applications, Section 106 negotiations and project delivery.

We prepare robust financial viability assessments that consider Gross Development Value, benchmark land value, landowner premium, development costs, infrastructure costs, finance costs and developer return. Our advice is informed by local plans, national planning policy, affordable housing policy, housing need and market conditions, providing clients with clear evidence on the deliverability of development proposals.

We advise on affordable housing viability, planning obligations, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), tenure mix, review mechanisms and payment-in-lieu arrangements, helping clients assess the implications of policy requirements and delivery commitments.

Our cost consultancy expertise complements our viability advice by providing a detailed understanding of development costs and their impact on scheme deliverability. By considering cost, value and policy requirements together, we provide practical advice that supports informed decision-making.

Our experience includes residential, build to rent, mixed-use, mixed-tenure and multi-phased schemes, as well as complex regeneration projects where financial viability, affordable housing delivery and planning strategy need to be considered together.

We also provide expert witness evidence at planning appeals and public inquiries, including matters relating to development economics, land value, affordable housing viability and the assessment of planning obligations.

By combining viability, planning, affordable housing and cost consultancy expertise, we provide clear, evidence-based advice that enables clients to progress deliverable development proposals with confidence.