New Service – Homebuyer’s Feasibility Study

Are you looking to buy and renovate a home? Unsure of budget/ timeline/ what can be done? Why not engage an expert before making decisions...

At Absolute Project Management, one of the first things we offer all our clients is preparation of a detailed overview budget and timeline. This is to ensure right from the start that their brief is tailored to their needs and budget. We realised that sometimes this information is needed even earlier i.e. before you secure the property.

We have years’ worth of experience with a wide range of properties, types of renovation and different design styles, as well as dealing with planning and regulatory issues. This puts us in a brilliant position to balance the vision of how a property could work as your home with practical considerations about the limitations and cost – to help you to make an informed decision.

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We are also passionate about making homes sustainable: suggesting where you can implement improvements in heat control and reduced energy consumption when considering the property, budget and planning restrictions as a whole.

Getting an expert involved before you complete can ensure that you make the best decisions for your property right from the start. Our goal is always to get you the best possible long-term outcome for your home, budget and design goals, whilst making the process as exciting and enjoyable as possible.

What you get in the feasibility study:

1. Review of property

   • On site general advice and written report following the visit, summarising what was discussed.

   • General advice on what further information you could request from the seller.

   • Initial advice on the typical permissions (Planning permission, listed building consent, party wall awards, freeholder consent, building regulation certification etc) which may be required and any other obstacles to consider (access/ neighbours/ parking).

   • Initial design advice: Does this property meet your brief- can it be transformed into your dream home/ Pinterest board? Can missing original features be reinstated or can it be modernised in a sympathetic way?

   • Proposal for any preparation and design work you might like to undertake (FOC), including detailed list of deliverables and time/ cost per step.

2. Overview Budget and timeline

   • Includes heads of costs for all items such as specialist costs, labour cost, material costs (and our fees should you wish to engage us to design/ oversee the works- though there is no obligation to go ahead with this!)

   • Includes timing of

     i. Purchase,

     ii. Preparation (design/ tender etc) work. These can overlap if you prefer, although we’ll note the risks of this approach,

     iii. Permissions as necessary

     iv. Approx. on-site timings arranged in the typical order of work as undertaken by contractors. Where necessary it will include reference to typical lead times for specific fittings (e.g. glazing)

Contact us for details of pricing for this package.

How this helps you

• Get a realistic overview budgets and timelines early: This can help inform your decisions on offers and timing.

• Avoid investing in pre-sale checks until you’re confident it’s the right property.

• Narrow down your search with advice on search parameters to meet your project goals- saving you time.

• Get a clear goal/ brief and setting out the steps to a) obtain the right property b) what to do next.

• Confidently move ahead with the right support.

If you are looking to buy a home and want help working our if your renovation goals are achievable (or know someone in that position who could do with advice), get in touch!