Valuation & Planning

Maximise your land value through our valuation and planning expertise

Manor Farm Estates offers advice to farmers, landowners and developers on planning and valuation matters. We specialise in residential schemes.
We can undertake a wide range of development matters including:

  • Planning applications
  • s106 agreements
  • CIL negotiations
  • Affordable housing negotiation
  • Viability assessments
  • Project management of schemes through the planning process – including public consultation

MFE can take you through the entire planning process, including:

  • Planning applications
  • Planning inquiries – both written representation and attendance at inquiries
  • Land availability studies
  • Local plan process – promotion of land
  • Ensuring you maximise your land value through our valuation and planning expertise.

For Farmers and Landowners

MFE focuses on making sure you get as much as possible out of your land, where planning comes together with land and valuation.
We can help you with:

  • Option agreements
  • Conditional contracts and land promotion agreements
  • Re-evaluation and exercise of land agreements

These agreements are all prepared by developers for their own benefit and developers have a lot of experience in dealing with these for their own advantage. Often the landowner/farmer misses out on opportunities or is dealt a poor hand overall.

An expert look at proposals can literally sometimes save the land owner millions of pounds! Whilst early is best there can even be last minute changes at the time of exercise of these agreements to save money, and potentially reduce tax liabilities. So, it is never too late!

For Developers

MFE focuses on making sure you get as much as possible out of your sites, where planning comes together with land and valuation.

We can help you with:

  • Negotiation of option agreements
  • Conditional contracts and land promotion agreements
  • Re-evaluation and exercise of land agreements
  • Preparation for arbitration or independent expert reviews

We ensure the exercise of your land purchase is optimised in the context of market conditions, taking into consideration both timings and cash flow.

We can help you throughout the entire strategic land purchase process. Starting with the initial option agreement right through to its exercise and valuation or on specific tranches as necessary.