Land, Development and Asset Owners

  • Land, Development and Asset Owners

    Access the capital markets space and secure an exit, on ‘land, developments & existing assets’, including full funding on sites yet to be developed, with an institutional investor.

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How we are different to traditional agents

We facilitate a Forward Fund on your site which unlocks a whole new untouched market of the most credible national and international investors, also known as the capital markets, who will only acquire schemes once an agreement of this nature has been structured.

The Real Estate Capital Markets

Capital Markets is a term used to categorise the institutional investment market. The scope of institutional investors looking to invest in the UK real estate market is vast coming from all corners of the globe. All with varying investment models, target returns, risk appetite, target real estate sectors and various capital amounts to deploy.

Our focus is on helping you navigate and gain access to this space. We do this by focusing our resources on:

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    Gathering the most comprehensive database of institutions looking to forward fund and acquire real estate developments.

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    Helping You Package Your Development & Asset so it is suitable for a Forward Fund Agreement and/or Institutional Investor.

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    Being the most competent at introducing relevant institutional investors to you and your site so your opportunity is seen, properly assessed and ultimately acquired.

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New to Forward Funding?

Forward Funding (sometimes referred to as turnkey investments) is an investment model common with institutional investors (e.g. Funds, REITs, Family Offices, Asset Management Firms, Housing Associations, etc.).

These capital investors, to secure the entire completed development, will agree to forward fund the complete build of the scheme by providing the necessary equity through an experienced delivery party.

As part of the forward fund process, the institution will purchase the land before development begins, providing an exit for any land/site owners. They will also agree to pay a development management fee and profit payment upon completion for the developer delivering the scheme.

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Benefits of structuring a forward fund on your site:

  • ● Access to a wider international market of some of the most credible buyers

    ● Potential to unlock greater value from your site

    *If you are only looking to sell your land then we will package your development with a trusted developer and contractor to make it viable for a forward fund and open up more of the capital market space.

  • A guaranteed exit for your entire scheme with companies with institutional grade covenants

    Funding for your entire build and delivery, avoiding traditional debt funding routes

    Unlocking of any land value before build begins

    Access to a wider international market of some of the most credible buyers

    *If you do not have the necessary delivery experience to attract an institutional investor on the site then we will introduce you to trusted parties who can jointly deliver the scheme with you.

Experienced with forward funding – what we focus on to help unlock the capital markets space for you

Building the most robust list of capital investors from across the globe

Our aim is to give you access to the most comprehensive, up-to-date database possible of capital investors who are actively seeking forward fund investment opportunities in the UK.Meaning, we go beyond the most known or common institutional investors. We also focus on bringing capital sources that are unknown, deliberately like to stay under the radar or don’t have good access to the market.

Developing comprehensive understandings on all clients requirements

Often Investors’ requirements are unknown or misunderstood, consequently development opportunities that would be of interest are never presented.

We learn the nuances of their requirements, stay up to date with frequently changing criteria, launches of new funds, joining of new team members, etc.

Building Stronger Relationships to get your scheme seen and assessed

Institutions may be inundated with irrelevant opportunities, with only a small team filtering through them. Meaning your opportunity never gets visibility or is quickly passed over.

We are always aiming to strengthen the relationships with the individuals within the institutions. Whilst also making sure your schemes are presented correctly and in a way to help expedite their investment process. Giving your scheme is not only seen and properly assessed but also the best chance of success when introduced.

Only ever dealing direct, discreetly and with transparency

We only deal directly with the institutions and are purely off-market. Hence, your schemes will never be presented on any platform and we will provide full transparency on who is assessing your schemes.

Flexible Terms Based on Merit:

Our goal is to quickly gain interest on your scheme from an institutional investor looking to fund and/or acquire your completed site.

Although forward fund transactions can be lengthy, gaining initial traction from one or multiple parties does not take long. We do not expect long periods of exclusivity to show our competence in gaining this initial traction.

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Sites at different stages of the planning and development process

We are able to secure an institutional exit on sites in all stages of the development and planning process. Hence, we can secure an exit on sites with and without planning, sites in development, and stabilised and unstabilised assets.

  • Certain institutions are more willing to work on sites at earlier stages of the planning journey, for example, Housing Associations. However, of these, few are willing to take active planning risk, hence, it is more common to agree Subject to Planning (STP) Forward Fund/Turnkey Transactions on schemes this early in the process.Institutions agreeing STP deals will work with you through the planning process and will agree to enter into a forward fund agreement upon your development securing planning consent. However, it will be expected for you to be the leading party in the planning process and for you to pay for the planning costs.

  • Institutions, in the main, look for sites with planning or when planning is imminent (within circa 3 months). This is preferred due to institutions wishing to deploy their capital and to start building a pipeline of investments as quickly as possible.

    Consequently, if your site has planning (or is imminent) then you are in a prime position to secure a forward fund, having access to a wider range of capital investors than schemes pre-planning. Naturally, we would love to begin working with you to secure you an institutional exit on your development.

    What we require from you

    First step is for us to have an introductory call. In this call, we will discuss details of the scheme, which institutions it is best suited for, details of the process including exploring delivery options and partners.

  • Although specialised in facilitating forward fund agreements, we are also in a prime position to secure institutional exits on completed and built developments. These can be fully occupied operating assets (stabilised). Additionally recently completed or underperforming assets (unstabilised)How? Capital investors who invest in forward fund deals, generally, also seek to acquire existing assets. Hence, the process of building a comprehensive network of institutional investors seeking forward funding opportunities automatically means we have built a comprehensive network of investors looking to acquire your existing asset/s.

Types of Assets we can help you with

We work across a range of real estate sectors including:

  • Student/PBSA

  • BTR Single Family

  • BTR Multi Family

  • Social Housing

  • Care

  • Hotels

  • Logistics/Industrial

  • Offices

  • Leaseback/Income Strip

  • Hospitality/Retail

  • Co-Living

Size of Assets

We work on development sites and assets with a fully developed value of £15M up to £150m+