Private & Public Residential
We work with our residential clients in a common purpose to create residential environments that inspire and nurture. Our wealth of experience in the residential sector gives assurance that we understand our clients priorities and challenges.
Contributing to meeting the needs of increasing housing demand
Our residential property experience allows us to support funders, investors, owners, public bodies, and developers across the residential sector. We have a broad base of experience and knowledge, with a proven track record in delivering on our client’s investments. We add value from the outset by providing the inputs that are required to assess the viability of residential and mixed-use schemes and how best to maximize the return on investment.
We seek to provide relevant technical expertise in a timely manner thereby facilitating our clients to make the right informed strategic decisions on the development of their assets. Our expertise extends to advice from the initial design concept and feasibility through to detailed design, procurement, and construction of our client’s assets. We assist our clients in detailed business planning on their capital expenditure programmes while facilitating the interrelated needs of value for money, sustainability, visual amenity, and functionality.
We work with our residential clients in a common purpose to create residential environments that inspire and nurture. Our wealth of experience in the residential sector gives assurance that we understand our clients priorities and challenges.
Current market environment
The continuing pressure of increasing population growth has placed a greater reliance upon the private residential sector. Our urban spaces are ever changing, as land use changes with new residential and commercial developments taking the place of formerly derelict and redundant areas of land.
These changes in land use provide new opportunities for creative innovation in the way that we optimize the use of the land, thus helping to meet the increasing demands of our housing needs and enabling our urban spaces to remain economically competitive.
Government planning, regulation and sustainability issues continue to have a significant impact upon investment trends and opportunities. The market continues to be impacted by the return on investment, with financial returns impacted by government incentives, fluctuations in cost of materials, the availability and the cost of construction skilled labour, and the value of land.
We have the experience to meet these emerging new challenges in urban development and regeneration and tailor our advice to reflect the current market trends. We work closely with our clients to make recommendations on how best to approach a potential development opportunity, from affordable housing, buy to rent schemes, high end residential and luxury penthouses.
Why sustainability matters in our residential built environment
We believe in supporting the design of high-quality sustainable residential buildings as it has a positive impact upon the home environment and our communities. Buildings have a significant impact upon carbon emissions accounting for 35% of total global energy consumption.
We support the adoption of Passivhaus in our residential projects as a tried and tested solution to the delivery of net zero ready and an environment that provides high levels of occupant comfort whilst at the same time using limited energy consumption to heat and cool the building.
The Passivhaus standard is not just a world leading energy efficiency and thermal performance standard, there are several other benefits, such as low energy bills, superior internal comfort, constant fresh air, peaceful and quiet interiors. We have extensive experience in the field of Passivhaus design advising on low energy retrofits and new buildings.
Our approach is to embrace a partnering ethos consulting with all the stakeholders from the outset, with an approach that is agile, responsive to change reflecting advances in technology, infrastructure and built form. Pursuing a whole team approach and seeking to understand the client’s objectives is at the heart of our drive to achieve successful outcomes.
