Services

Bloomhall provide a range of property consultancy services

PLANNING CONSULTANCY
Site Assembly
Property Search

Planning Consultancy

Unlocking Property Value

Bloomhall has an excellent track record of helping land owners unlock the maximum potential value from their landholdings

We work with private individuals and development clients to help achieve positive planning decisions against the ever-changing backdrop of planning regulations and guidance.

We offer a full range of planning advice and our team has extensive knowledge of the complex and evolving planning system. Our experience allows us to ensure that each client receives a tailored and efficient service to meet their exact needs. Our experience spans every size of plot: from assessing the potential of private gardens through to large site assembly projects providing hundreds of homes.

Achieving a positive planning outcome is an important step in unlocking the underlying value of a site. Often, a key part of this is balancing the ambitions of the proposed plan with the likely cost and timescale of the planning process. We work closely with clients, looking for innovative and effective solutions which will meet their needs on timing and return on investment while satisfying the conservation constraints and planning guidance for the area.

At all points we embrace change, ensuring we keep abreast of sustainable building design and environmental regulations, so that our advice can be forward-looking and pre-emptive. We work closely with owners, architects and planning authorities to design and deliver sustainable solutions which are sensitive to their surrounding area and meet the needs of the local community.

With both local authorities and the national government continuing to respond to the need for housing, it is a great time to act.

How planning consultancy works

STEP 1: Land/outbuilding desktop assessment

After receiving the initial information regarding the development opportunity, our experienced team will carry-out a desktop study and checks. If the site appears to have planning potential, we will arrange a site inspection with one of our surveyors. During the visit, we will discuss your expectations, the various options that may be suitable and next steps. This initial appraisal is carried out free of charge and without obligation.

STEP 2: Offer

If we believe there is planning potential for the site, we can make an offer subject to planning. The offer may be an outright purchase, joint venture or on a land promotion basis depending on your requirements and expectations. Subject to our investigations, many transactions can be progressed without any expense on your behalf.

STEP 3: Planning permission

Bloomhall has an unrivalled network of consultants which we use to carry out various reports and surveys to enable our team to submit a thorough and well-researched application. Bloomhall will submit the application and follow its progress at every stage of the planning process, keeping you up to date and liaising with planners and relevant consultants as necessary and seeing it through to the decision.

STEP 4: Planning decision

Should planning be approved then we will assist with the onward sale, according to agreement in the offer.

If a subsequent appeal is required, we will discuss with you the best next steps. If a change of scheme design is required at this stage, we may need to revise the original offer to reflect the changes and any increased costs.

To start the process, contact us to make an appointment for a free consultation with no obligation.

Site ASSEMBLY & ACQUISITION

The Cambridge area has a rich history of land use

Almost all large schemes will need some degree of site assembly, bringing together parcels with a wide range of owners, covenants and restrictions.

The Bloomhall team has broad and deep experience of all aspects of site assembly and acquisition, to bring together numerous landowners in order to attract strategic added value for disposal to a single developer.

This process requires specialist skills as it can involve complexities in title ownership, covenants, boundaries and land valuations. At Bloomhall, we can help you steer your path to a successful conclusion.

PROPERTY SEARCH & Off-Market Transactions

Property Search

Whether you are looking for the inside track acquiring an advertised property or you want us to secure an off-market deal to your exact needs, we are here to help.

Whether you are an owner occupier, investor or corporate client, using your brief, we will use our unrivalled network and local intelligence to locate possible opportunities, including pre-market and off-market. We would assist in the negotiation through to purchase completion.

It is well-known within the industry that a significant number of prime properties are secured within this manner.

Off-Market Transactions

Increasingly, buyers and sellers are circumventing the public arena in favour of an off-market sale.

Discreet, calm and efficient, these deals progress not by listings on high-street windows and open viewings, but by quiet phone calls to the right people.

We can help you find unique, off-market properties for purchase or rent, or help you discreetly obtain the best value when selling your properties.

Property Search

Owner occupier

When you and your family need to move, finding your new home can be a full time job, placing unwelcome demands on your time and resources.

We offer a complete home finding service, where a consultant from Bloomhall will work with you each step of the way.

Our team has over twenty years of experience in Cambridge and the surrounding areas. We can help you identify the areas that meet your needs and then make sure you hear about every relevant opportunity: often before the houses even hit the open market.

Everyone at Bloomhall recognises that property transactions are some of the most important decisions we make in our lives. At a personal and corporate level, we are dedicated to providing a discreet, professional and efficient service which lives up to the trust you place in us.

Investor

Analysts put the performance of the Cambridge property market at the very top of the UK towns and cities. In almost every report, Cambridge and London compete for first and second place.

Even in a buoyant market, property investment can still be a complex, time-consuming and long-term process, all against the background of fierce competition from other investors. At Bloomhall, we can help you identify the portfolio opportunities that meet your needs: whether for income, capital growth or a balanced return.

Timing is often the difference between a good investment and a great one. We can ensure that you are the first to hear about relevant opportunities, securing off-plan options and pre-market purchases on the best terms. Even once an opportunity is on the open market, we can provide you with an insight into the evolving position and help you determine the best bidding strategy.

Whether you are a personal investor looking at a single property or managing a major portfolio looking at large block acquisitions, Bloomhall has the contact network and expertise to help you stay ahead of the game.

Corporate

More and more companies are discovering the benefits of having an office in the Cambridge area.

It has a unique position in Europe, bringing together a world-class university, combined with many leading scientific, engineering and pharma companies in the science and business parks. Cambridge offers employees a vibrant, cosmopolitan quality of life, with excellent schools and green, open spaces.

Often, a key challenge in setting up and maintaining a Cambridge office is finding homes for members of staff who are relocating. Its very success makes Cambridge a competitive and fast-moving property market, where many houses are sold even before they reach the estate agent website.

Bloomhall works closely with corporate clients to ensure that each of their people finds the right property for their specific needs—all within a timescale that supports the business plan.

For the individual relocating to Cambridge, a consultant from Bloomhall will work with them each step of the way. For the client company, we deliver an efficient and cost-effective mechanism to ensure that property finding is not holding up their corporate goals.

In addition, Bloomhall offers a complete relocation service. Working with partner companies around the world, we offer a fully-flexible service, which can take care of every aspect of relocation if needed.