Make Better Development Investment Decisions - With Independent Challenge

W22 provides independent, developer-side insight to help investors, housing associations and developers assess risk, challenge assumptions and make confident decisions on complex development projects

Advised on large-scale strategic land and mixed-use, residential-led developments, including schemes exceeding £1bn GDV

Managed and advised on strategic land portfolios of 70,000+ plots alongside PLC housebuilders and leading masterdevelopers

WHAT WE DO

Independent Commercial Oversight for Development Decisions

We support clients at critical decision points by providing clear, commercially focused insight into development appraisals, delivery strategy and operational risk.

Our role is to ensure schemes are:

  • Genuinely deliverable - not just financially appraised to work

  • Operationally viable based on programme, phasing and infrastructure

  • Understood in terms of real capital exposure and downside risk

OUR CORE SERVICES

  • Development Investment Review

  • Cost & Development Risk Review

  • Strategy & Appraisal Alignment Review

  • Ongoing Oversight & Monitoring

WHO WE WORK WITH

Family Offices & Investors

Independent assessment and oversight of development investments

Developers

Independent challenge ahead of key capital decisions

Housing Associations

Commercial oversight to support effective management of JV partners and delivery risk

OUR CLIENTS

Developer Insight. Investor Mindset. Independent View.

W22 combines experience from within major developers with a clear understanding of capital decision-making.

We understand how development appraisals are constructed, where risk is often understated, and how delivery challenges impact financial outcomes.

Most development appraisals assume delivery - we focus on whether delivery is actually achievable.

WHEN TO ENGAGE W22

Before committing to an investment

Ensure the scheme genuinely works - not just on paper

Entering a Joint Venture

Understand how risk and value are really being shared

Reviewing a development appraisal

Identify what assumptions are driving returns and where they may be stretched

Costs or programme are under pressure

Get clarity on true exposure before it escalates

Ongoing project oversight

Maintain control and visibility across live schemes

Before exit or refinancing

Understand current position and protect value

If you are unsure whether a scheme is fully understood or deliverable, an independent review can provide clarity before key decisions are made.

Before you commit capital or progress a scheme, it’s critical to understand the real risks and assumptions.

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I set up W22 to provide independent commercially focused insight into development decisions - based on experience working within major housebuilders and strategic land portfolios.

Having sat on the developer side of these decisions, I understand how appraisals are constructed, where assumptions can be stretched, and where operational and commercial risks emerge.

My role is to provide clear, independent challenge - helping clients make better-informed decisions and avoid unintended exposure.

I have operated at senior level on major development decisions, shaping delivery strategy, programme and risk - and now provide that same level of independent challenge to clients.

William House, Founding Director

If you are reviewing a development opportunity or facing uncertainty around cost, programme or delivery - an independent perspective can provide clarity before key decisions are made.

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