Did you run your development appraisal on a cashflow model?
What are the limitations of your development appraisal approach?
What is the difference between a residual valuation and development appraisal?
A development appraisal is a financial tool used to assess the viability of a scheme, based on the developer’s inputs, with developer profit usually being the output.
A residual valuation is a valuation method used to estimate a site’s value, applying market-level inputs and assumptions at the valuation date.
Show me your development appraisal:
Can you run me through your development appraisal of the scheme ?
Why was your development appraisal different to the residual?
The key inputs resulted in a difference between my development appraisal and residual appraisal are:
1. Land purchased Pre-planning at below MV (£16.17m)
2. Pre planning costs £3m
3. DM fees
4. Finance cost recalculated even though same rate 9.0% and same programme timeline
Show me the Borrowers development appraisal:
Why was your development appraisal different to the Borrower?
My development appraisal differs from the borrowers due to three key assumptions:
* Different GDV and NDV due to different rent assumptions: £2,013 vs £2,073
* Higher contingency: I assumed 10%, the borrower assumed 7.5%
* Higher finance cost: I used 9% on 100% of costs, they used 7.5%, assuming lower WACC
These led to a lower profit in my appraisal — £20.7m (18.84% POC) vs their £30.9m (29.49%).
Show me the loan terms
What was the net loan?
£12.36M
What was the gross loan?
£14.58M
What was the monthly and annual interest rate?
0.92% - monthly
11.04% - annual
What was the loan term?
16 months
What was the loan IRR?
13.20%
What is the difference between debt and equity?
Debt: Borrowed money from a lender (e.g. from a bank), usually on an interest rate. Lower risk, higher on the capital stack so repaid before equity. Can be senior, mezzanine, or junior.
Equity: Investor capital, subordinated to debt, meaning it gets paid last or ‘first loss’. It carries the highest risk, but potentially the highest return. Returns are variable and can be negative.
What is a bridging loan?
A short-term loan used to cover a temporary funding gap, typically during an acquisition or while awaiting long-term financing or asset disposal (stabilisation).
Rationale for bridge to development loan? Given fees to bridge why not straight to development loan?
How do you ‘balance’ loans terms between too detailed and not detailed enough?
What are the benefits of having HoTs?
Why was your arrangement fee so low at 0.5%
What specific parts were you transparent about?
Was there an over term fee?
Yes – 2.50% of gross loan unless mutual extension agreed
Was there an early repayment fee?
No – 0.00%
This is because it actually improves our IRR if they repay early – as admin fee charged on gross loan and interest is retained.
What is the difference between the gross and net loan?