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Development Management in London: We Run Your Scheme

Development management means a team runs your scheme for you: appraisal, planning, design, procurement, construction and handover. You keep the land, the upside and the final say; we do the running, and we build it.

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Schemes from £3M to £150M GDV

We run development schemes of this size for owners and investors.

What our development managers run

The usual chain of separate consultants is where schemes leak time and money. We run them as one programme with one number to call.

  • Appraisal

    Feasibility and viability before you commit.

  • Planning strategy

    The route to consent, managed to decision.

  • Design team

    Appointed, briefed and coordinated for you.

  • Procurement and cost

    Priced from our own cost plans, with clear reporting.

  • Construction

    Built by our own team, around 60% in-house labour.

  • Handover

    Ready to sell, let or occupy, with snags closed.

How development management works

We learn the site, your goals and how involved you want to be.

Viability, programme and budget agreed before work starts.

We run the design team and the application.

We build as design and build contractor, with the contract priced openly.

Sale, letting or occupation, as you decide.

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Have a site but no team to run it?

Send us the site. We will appraise it and show you how we would run the scheme, free.

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Free Investor & Developer Project Services Guide

A practical guide covering planning, feasibility, delivery and risk management, to help you make informed decisions and keep projects on track.

Why owners hand their scheme to Craftex

  • A Development Director who has done it

    Rob Barton previously delivered 4,000+ homes and acquired £225M+ of land as a housebuilding MD.

  • Senior delivery team

    Joe Crawford, Operations Director, has 37 years in construction on projects up to £135M.

  • On programme, on budget

    Every project we have delivered has finished ahead of programme and on budget.

Independently Certified Contractor for Quality, Safety & Reliability

  • British Assessment Bureau
  • British Assessment Bureau certificate
  • British Assessment Bureau
  • Constructionline
  • CHAS Accredited Contractor
  • Alcumus

Development management: questions

What does a development manager do?

Everything the owner would otherwise do: appoint and run the design team, drive the planning, procure the build, manage cost and programme, and deliver the finished scheme. You make the decisions.

Who owns the scheme?

You do, throughout. Development management is a service, not a land deal: the site, the consent and the finished scheme stay yours.

How do you charge?

We agree the basis with you at the start, depending on the scheme and the stage. The construction contract is priced separately.

Can you also invest?

Depending on the stage, we can co-invest or take a percentage. See options and joint ventures.

How is this different from project management?

Project management runs the build. Development management runs the whole scheme from appraisal to exit. See what construction project management is.

Where do I start?

Book a call or contact us with the site details. For the bigger picture, see property development services.

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