Workshop Details

Minimise The Risks in Costing, Planning, & Running Your Refurb or Development Project.

Discover the advantages of knowing exactly how to plan, cost, and run your project and the benefits of having insider knowledge at the end of it. This one-day refurb and build workshop blows away the myths of the construction industry and puts you, the investor, on the same level as the so called experts.

Whether you want to buy to sell or buy to hold, flip it, rent it out, give it a lick of paint, convert it, build it from scratch, whatever you need to do to it is crucial to know the right way to do it, to ensure the project runs without the serious consequences that may occur if you simply are no sure or don’t know what you’re doing.

• Learn how to protect your hard earnt investment.

• How to ask the right questions.

• Select the right builder.

• Know the order, in which things need to be done.

• Understand how to recover from any disaster.

• How to avoid cowboy builders.

• How to write up a scope of works.

• Learn about contracts and which one is right for you.

• Health & Safety Regulations. (What you must do)

• Construction Design Management Regulations. (Yes you are governed by them)

• Everything you must do to protect your investment.

This one-day refurb & build workshop will give you the confidence and all the tools necessary to show you:

• Forward Planning

• Project Objectives & Key Performance Indicators

• Developing as a Limited Company, LLP, JV or an Individual

• How to accurately calculate how much your project will cost. (Not just a budget)

• How much time your project will take (Really)

• Where to buy materials (Trade Secrets)

• How to get the maximum value from each trade

• Utility Companies & Time Scales

• What Can and Often Goes Wrong and How To Recover If/When It Does

• And Much Much More

During the workshop we will drill down into the detail of each stage of the project. We will show you step-by-step, so you leave with a clear understanding of how to protect your investment and how to make your project run smoothly. Plus, you will get post workshop support.

Course Itinerary

09:00 Registration – teas/coffees and chef's goodies 

09:15 Welcome 

09:30 Introductions 

09:45 What do you want to learn today

10:00 Construction Industry Overview

10:30 Health & Safety Regulations

10:45 Contracts 

11:15 Refreshment break 

11:30 Planning your Project

12:00 Scope of Works  

13:00 Lunch 

13.45 Selecting the right Builder for the project                        

14:30 CDM Regulations

15:00 Plumbing & Electrics

15:30 Refreshment Break                             

15:45 Pitfalls to Avoid as a Property Developer

16:30 Individual, LLP, JV or Limited Company. The Pro’s and The Con’s

16:50 What did you learn

17:00 Close                              

17:15 Informal discussions and Networking in the lounge bar

What's included in the workshop:

• Free all day parking

• Teas/coffees/sundries on arrival plus mid-morning/afternoon

• Buffet style lunch

• Course workbook, manual and materials

• Post-workshop mentoring.

• Networking with other workshop delegates – of course!

If you’re serious about property, put your property skill on the fast track.