Property consultants
Residential Specialist


Our Value
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/ Why Work With DLPUK

DLPUK looks at projects from the client’s side of the table. We consider the wider development, not simply one professional discipline, helping ensure decisions make sense commercially as well as technically.

/ The Commercial Value of Experienced Development Management

DLPUK provides experienced support to help clients control costs, save time, protect their investment and get more from their development.

/ /  added value

client benefits

Residential property development brings together a wide range of commercial, technical and practical considerations. For many clients, maintaining oversight of everything involved can require significant time, resource and specialist knowledge. DLPUK provides independent and flexible development expertise, giving clients access to experienced property development support without necessarily needing to build that capability in-house.

We provide an experienced perspective across the wider development, helping clients understand where a project stands, what needs attention and what needs to happen next. We are not limited and can be flexible to specific client requirements and structures.

01

AVOID COSTLY MISTAKES

EXPERIENCE BEFORE EXPENDITURE

CHALLENGE DECISIONS BEFORE capital IS COMMITTED

IDENTIFY PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY REACH SITE

REDUCE ABORTIVE DESIGN & PROFESSIONAL FEES

AVOID UNNECESSARY VARIATIONS & REWORK

INDEPENDENT SECOND OPINION ON MAJOR DECISIONS

02

GET MORE FROM YOUR BUDGET

streamline CONSULTANT & CONTRACTOR COSTS

TEST QUOTATIONS, VARIATIONS & ADDITIONAL FEES

IDENTIFY VALUE ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES

REMOVE UNNECESSARY SCOPE & EXPENDITURE

PROTECT CONTINGENCY

FOCUS SPEND WHERE IT ADDS VALUE

03

your time back

ONE DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

LESS TIME CHASING THE PROJECT TEAM

FEWER MEETINGS & DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES

INFORMATION FILTERED BEFORE IT REACHES YOU

CLEAR DECISIONS RATHER THAN PROJECT NOISE

MORE TIME FOR YOUR BUSINESS, INVESTMENTS OR NEXT PROJECT

04

avoid the cost of delay

KEEP CONSULTANTS & CONTRACTORS MOVING

IDENTIFY PROGRAMME SLIPPAGE EARLY

REMOVE BLOCKERS BEFORE THEY ESCALATE

REDUCE EXTENDED PROFESSIONAL & SITE COSTS

LIMIT ADDITIONAL FINANCE & HOLDING COSTS

REACH COMPLETION, SALE OR INCOME in line with targets

05

capital protection

INDEPENDENT CLIENT-SIDE OVERSIGHT

KNOW WHERE THE BUDGET STANDS

UNDERSTAND COSTS BEFORE APPROVAL

MONITOR CASH FLOW & FUTURE COMMITMENTS

CONTROL CHANGE THROUGHOUT DELIVERY

EARLY WARNING OF BUDGET PRESSURE

06

EXPERTISE WITHOUT THE SALARY

NO PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

NO RECRUITMENT COST

NO EMPLOYMENT OVERHEAD

NO RESOURCE SITTING IDLE BETWEEN PROJECTS

PAY FOR THE SUPPORT YOU ACTUALLY NEED

SCALE RESOURCE AROUND YOUR PIPELINE

07

increase development value

IDENTIFY UNTAPPED DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

CHALLENGE LAYOUT, MIX & SPECIFICATION

TEST VALUE AGAINST DEVELOPMENT COST

CONSIDER MARKETABILITY THROUGHOUT

IDENTIFY REVENUE & EXIT OPPORTUNITIES

PROTECT GDV, YIELD & DEVELOPMENT MARGIN

08

KNOW WHEN TO SAY NO

TEST OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE ACQUISITION

CHALLENGE OPTIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS

UNDERSTAND THE REAL COST OF DEVELOPMENT

IDENTIFY PLANNING & DELIVERY CONSTRAINTS

STRESS-TEST VIABILITY

WALK AWAY BEFORE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL IS EXPOSED

09

keep control without management

RETAIN CONTROL OF KEY DECISIONS

DELEGATE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT

CLEAR CLIENT-SIDE ACCOUNTABILITY

REGULAR COMMERCIAL & PROJECT REPORTING

EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION ON YOUR BEHALF

VISIBILITY WITHOUT DAILY INVOLVEMENT

/ / / our NICHE

Protecting Time, Capital & Opportunity

The decisions made during a residential development can have a significant impact on how much it costs, how long it takes and what the finished project is ultimately worth. DLPUK gives clients access to experienced development knowledge at the points where those decisions matter - whether that is before buying a property or site, during planning and design, when appointing a contractor or while the project is being delivered.

Getting the right advice early can avoid unnecessary expenditure, uncover opportunities to add value and prevent relatively small issues becoming expensive problems later. Just as importantly, we can take away much of the time involved in progressing a development, giving clients an experienced resource to rely on while they concentrate on their own business, investments or other priorities.