Land & Development

Our Land & Development department focus actively on identifying new sites and actively disposing of sites. They pride them on being pro-active, intuitive and pragmatic when looking for the sites which has enabled Perry Holt to be the orchestrators of many great development schemes.

The team look at the whole spectrum for Land and Development, this can range from identifying brownfield/green belt sites which are prime for residential development, to an office block that can be converted under permitted development rights or a complicated land assembly with the aid of our commercial department which can be ripe for a regeneration scheme.

We have also had a lot of success with mixed use schemes mainly in town centres, predominantly where our most significant we helped acquire on behalf of clients is on Clarendon Road. The scheme was a large derelict office block on Watford’s main office boulevard which our client, NL Property then achieved a fantastic planning permission of 110,000 sqft of offices and 154 high quality apartments.

RELATIONSHIPS

An element of the teams work is building a rapport with landowners and being able to advise on the best route to bring forward for development. The company has a highly regarded reputation when it comes to selling sites as well assembling them together. Through a network of close, trusted contacts they are capable of manufacturing deals together by knowing what their contacts look for in a scheme. Whether they are small developers, local housebuilders, nationwide house builders, high net worth individuals or investment funds, Perry Holt have a buyer for every site.

OUR TRACK RECORD

At Perry Holt & Co we are proud of our reputation amongst developers, particularly some we have formed great relationships with over the years. Here is a snapshot of some of our current & previous clients.

Thrive Homes
NL Property
Watford Community Housing Trust/li>
Glenmore Group
Bugler Homes
Charterhouse Property Group
VFund

NEW HOMES CONNECTION

Perry Holt also have a big advantage over our competitors as we have a sister company called Sewell & Gardner. Sewell & Gardner have a dedicated New Homes Division which headed up by Emily Armstrong, who has over 17 years experience in the new homes market. This enables the land and development team to tap into their experience of pricing to quickly to ascertain an accurate GDV. This also gives our clients comfort knowing that when they go to sell the built units, they can trust the pricing and team handling the re-sales. The trust we have in the Sewell & Gardner New Homes team allows us to confidently recommend them as the best team to use locally.

Ben Howard

My role at Perry Holt is varied as I not only deal with development opportunities but also investment deals. I work very closely along side Joel as there is a cross over on a lot of the work, we do which enables us to appraise sites and opportunities to maximise the best value for our clients. I always pride myself on being at the end of the phone if needed and to not shy away from difficult situations while also treating my clients how I would want to be treated.

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