We provide specialist land and property services to create and deliver successful and viable developments, places, projects and programmes.

Our work spans all stages of the regeneration and growth process, from development strategies, masterplanning and feasibility studies through to appraisal, funding, and delivery. We apply our skills in a wide variety of contexts including major mixed use and residential led growth areas, estate regeneration, industrial and employment areas, town and city centres, and innovation districts.

SQW's Land and Property team is an RICS regulated surveying practice. It was formed when the widely respected and experienced team at BBP Regeneration became part of SQW in early 2019.

We act for major private sector developers and landowners, as well as government departments, mayoral combined authorities, local authorities, development corporations, charities, universities and a range of other organisations.  We are appointed to Homes England's Strategic Research and Economic Analysis Framework, and also provide our services (as part of several multidisciplinary teams) through Homes England’s Development and Research and Technical Services Framework.

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One of our main areas of expertise is in appraising and delivering development projects, with a deep-rooted understanding of key economic and social drivers of change. More generally, we cover the following service areas:

  • Transforming Places - We develop strategies, frameworks, intervention and delivery plans to support growth and revive underperforming areas including: town centres and high streets; housing estates; new communities; and employment areas.  We regularly support urban designers to develop and refine masterplans including options and scenario testing, and partake in community and stakeholder consultation to clearly communicate the commercial and financial implications of development options.
  • Development Consultancy - We provide advice on residential and commercial property development, including: market / demand assessments; development appraisals and feasibility studies (including financial viability assessments for planning applications); asset based strategies; and project planning and programming.
  • Economics - We robustly assess viability and value for money by preparing HMT 'Green Book' compliant: business cases; economic appraisals; and project and programme evaluations.  We regularly support developers to refine and articulate the economic benefits of their proposed development  including preparing economic impact assessments for planning applications.
  • Funding - We help to secure finance by providing: business planning inputs; advice on funding strategies; tailored inputs to underpin convincing funding applications; and support to national funding programmes, including the assessment of funding applications.
  • Delivery - We support the delivery of successful projects and programmes by providing advice on governance and management and 'critical friend' support during implementation.

Project Examples

SQW’s Land and Property team is regulated by RICS for the provision of surveying services. This means we agree to uphold the RICS Rules of Conduct for Firms and all other applicable mandatory professional practice requirements of RICS, which can be found at www.rics.org. As an RICS regulated practice we have committed to cooperating with RICS in ensuring compliance with its standards.

The team's nominated RICS Responsible Principal is Chris Tilley MRICS, Senior Consultant (020 7391 4115).