Development Appraisal Questions Flashcards

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What is the difference between a development appraisal and a residual appraisal?

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Development appraisal assesses the viability of a development scheme

Residual appraisal is used to find the market value of a site based on market inputs

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2
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What headings would I expect to see in a development stack?

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Revenue
Costs
Profit

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3
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What is NDV?

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Net Development Value

GDV - Purchaser’s Costs = NDV

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4
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How is the finance rate calculated?

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Inflation + Developer’s Risk

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5
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What is the difference between sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis?

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Sensitivity = Variables such as yield, GDV, build costs and finance rate

Scenario = Development content / timing / costs (phasing / modifying design)

E.g. 1D2D unit configurations or 78 bedroom mix are scenarios

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6
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What elements would you test with sensitivity analysis?

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Yield
GDV
Build costs
Finance rate

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7
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How would you calculate the profit for a commercial office building?

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GDV - Costs

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8
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What is the difference between an affordable, OMS and BTR appraisal?

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9
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What is the timing of revenue for different tenures?

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10
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What is key guidance for development appraisals?

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11
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What are the key messages in the guidance?

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12
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Talk me through the CPD you did for development appraisals?

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13
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What are purchaser’s costs?

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14
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What is indexation?

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15
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What is escalation?

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16
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What are void periods?

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17
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What would happen to revenue if your yield went from 6.5% to 5%?

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18
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What are different types of scenario testing?

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19
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How do you choose an affordable housing provider?

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Tender unless there is a preferred one stipulated in your S106

20
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What are other development costs in your case study DA?

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21
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What is land in your case study DA?

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We pay GLA an amount for the land depending on the phase and tenure

22
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What is other revenue in your case study DA?

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23
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Why do you get a grant in addition to the value of the AH units? Who is the grant from?

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24
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What are retail void assumptions?

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25
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What does LL use in selling costs?

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