A Henry Stewart Briefing

Building Low Cost/Best Value Residential

•The Advantages
•The challenges that must be overcome
•Where to do it; How to do it

“The government is so keen to encourage the development of homes at a lower cost to the purchaser that developing such housing has become the optimum route for maximising land value in some key areas.”
Ashley Lane, Head of Westbury Partnerships, Westbury plc

Higher densities are on offer where it will encourage homes at a lower price. Higher densities usually equal increased land values. Developers who can increase the value of their land holdings increase their profits, ergo: building inexpensive homes can yield higher profits.

Realising these opportunities requires addressing local planning constraints, optimising your design, careful cost control and targeting the right market. In this briefing a team of experts in the construction of low cost housing: planner, cost engineer, designer, mortgage broker and major housebuilder, will explain the challenges and provide all the details for how to make it work – a) where to build them; b) how to build at a low cost to a good standard and thus create best value; c) when to adopt the strategy and d) what can be the financial rewards.

A BRIEFING NOT TO BE MISSED – masses of detail and ‘how to’ guidance.

“Providing ‘Best Value’ housing is a rare opportunity for developers to be seen by politicians as on the side of the angels – and as a consequence they will be permitted to cover themselves, if not in glory, then at least with gold.”
Ian Perry, Chief Executive, Harvest Housing Group
& National Housing Spokesman, RICS

For all developers, housebuilders, planning and development surveyors, site finders, architects, building and quantity surveyors, estate agents, funders, housing associations and local authorities.

Full documentation will be provided to all delegates and adequate time set aside for questions and discussion.

Tuesday, 28 February 2006
Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London W1