Why choose Lands Improvement
Lands Improvement is a strategic land developer, with a focus on residential-led development throughout the UK. We invest in both brownfield and greenfield land with a view to delivering consented development land ready for homebuilding.
A snapshot of Lands Improvement achievements
- The portfolio of c.3,500 acres of land across the UK
- Over 20 projects at stages from planning promotion through to land sales
- 100% success at achieving planning permission
- Delivered land for over 10,000 homes in the last five years, including more than 2,000 affordable homes
- Invested over £155m in new communities, including in education, community facilities, sustainable transport and recreational space
Provided more than 200 hectares of open space, with public access and areas of biodiversity improvement.
Planning expertise and an experienced team
The Lands Improvement team are experts in navigating the complexities of the planning system. We have many years’ experience of successfully managing a wide range of planning issues, thanks to our engaged, community-led approach.
Maximising value
To achieve our goal of maximising value, we buy our land through promotion agreements as well as through unconditional freehold purchases financed by cash reserves. This puts us in a better position to maximise value than many of our competitors buying through promotion/development agreements, who may be focused on speed of consent.
The value is shared with the vendors either through the promotion/development agreement or overage, for unconditional freehold acquisitions.
Delivering infrastructure
One of our many, key strengths is getting infrastructure in place on sites as soon as possible. As the land is de-risked and ready to build on, this can result in increased competition from developers – and therefore higher land values.
Substantial investment capacity
Lands Improvement is both privately financed and sizeable enough to self-finance. Our substantial investment capacity allows us to buy freehold sites, deliver infrastructure and to take a long-term view on adding value to projects, which smaller competitors may not be able to match.
Long-term landowners
We’re a long-term landowner with a long-term vision. Our time horizons range from two to 50 years, and we commit to strategies and financing over those periods.
Our approach is in line with that of our stakeholders, Telereal Trillium who also take a long-term view of the 12,000 properties in their portfolio, valued at £8bn.
Effective placemaking
The future is never far from our minds. In everything we do, we consider the imprint we leave, through the developments we create, and how they shape the way people live, work and play – now and in the future.
Good is not good enough for us: we are committed to excellence, as documented in our ‘Placemaking at the Heart’ guide. It explains our approach in more detail, including how we work, engage, manage and deliver our projects consistently from start to finish – and how we learn and adapt along the way. This ensures we deliver sites which continue to benefit the people who live there, for many years to come.
Planning expertise and an experienced team
The Lands Improvement team are experts in navigating the complexities of the planning system. We have many years’ experience of successfully managing a wide range of planning issues, thanks to our engaged, community-led approach.
Maximising value
To achieve our goal of maximising value, we buy our land through promotion agreements as well as through unconditional freehold purchases financed by cash reserves. This puts us in a better position to maximise value than many of our competitors buying through promotion/development agreements, who may be focused on speed of consent.
The value is shared with the vendors either through the promotion/development agreement or overage, for unconditional freehold acquisitions.
Delivering infrastructure
One of our many, key strengths is getting infrastructure in place on sites as soon as possible. As the land is de-risked and ready to build on, this can result in increased competition from developers – and therefore higher land values.
Substantial investment capacity
Lands Improvement is both privately financed and sizeable enough to self-finance. Our substantial investment capacity allows us to buy freehold sites, deliver infrastructure and to take a long-term view on adding value to projects, which smaller competitors may not be able to match.
Long-term landowners
We’re a long-term landowner with a long-term vision. Our time horizons range from two to 50 years, and we commit to strategies and financing over those periods.
Our approach is in line with that of our stakeholders, Telereal Trillium who also take a long-term view of the 12,000 properties in their portfolio, valued at £8bn.
Effective placemaking
The future is never far from our minds. In everything we do, we consider the imprint we leave, through the developments we create, and how they shape the way people live, work and play – now and in the future.
Good is not good enough for us: we are committed to excellence, as documented in our ‘Placemaking at the Heart’ guide. It explains our approach in more detail, including how we work, engage, manage and deliver our projects consistently from start to finish – and how we learn and adapt along the way. This ensures we deliver sites which continue to benefit the people who live there, for many years to come.
