Upcoming Series

July 2026 Schedule

• 01 July 2026 | 13:30 - 15:00 (BST)
• 08 July 2026 | 13:30 - 15:00 (BST)
• 15 July 2026 | 13:30 - 15:00 (BST)

October / November 2026 Schedule

• 21 October 2026 | 09:30 - 11:00 (BST)
• 28 October 2026 | 09:30 - 11:00 (GMT)
• 04 November 2026 | 09:30 - 11:00 (GMT)
  

Overview

Topics covered

Part 1 - Development Risk: Play or Pass?

• A consideration of the development phases 
• Developer Stakeholder 
• Stakeholder Relationship and Risk transfer 
• Common Development Risks  
• Procurement strategy 

Part 2 - Development Valuation Techniques

• Development Appraisals 
• Comparison 
• Residual Method 
• Cash Flow 
• Discounted Cash Flow 

Part 3 - Risk Analysis and Development Funding

• Risk analysis 
• Sensitivity analysis 
• Probability analysis 
• Mitigating Risk  
• Development finance 
• Project Funding 
• Corporate Funding 
• The Capital Stack 
• Forward Sale 
• Forward Funding 

Course information

What makes a successful development? Who is involved and what are their expectations? Will the building stand the test of time? In order to answer these questions and provide a successful development strategy you need to understand the fundamentals of the development process, from the initial concept through to deciding to build the scheme.  

Learning outcomes

•  Identify the fundamentals of the development process and the valuation of development land.
• Manage the process, up to the start of construction, either as an agent, other advisor or as the developer.
• Recognise the interactions between the different issues at the various stages of the development management process.
• Assess different methods of valuing development land and when to use the different types of appraisals.
• Recognise the different methodologies for the assessment of both project and financial risk.
• Analyse types of development finance and how they can be accounted for in the valuation.