Property, Housing and Development
Danny Collins
Understanding your local property market can be fundamental to delivering regeneration, transport and economic development projects. We are here to support you in providing insight and technical advice on residential, retail, leisure and commercial property markets for your town.
The type of support we can offer includes:
providing forward-looking property market insight updates to identify future trends and opportunities relevant to you
understand the local retail, leisure, residential and commercial markets and levels of demand, oversupply, and potential for repurposing and change of use
help you understand the likely market appetite for proposed projects with research and review of comparable schemes
explore opportunities for future delivery partners to secure wider regeneration and placemaking benefits
advice on approaches and methodologies related to assessments of existing land values and Land Value Uplift potential which can form a key element of the Value for Money assessment, including how to appropriately apply DLUHC and the Green Book guidance to these assessments
advice on financial assumptions and allowances such as rents, rent free periods, yields, development contingency, optimism bias, inflation, and so forth
learning bursts, workshops and seminars designed and delivered online
Service Lead: Danny Collins
Danny is a Director in the Savills Economics team with over 16 years experience of economic research and analysis. As a town centre and regeneration specialist, Danny has led on the development of ambitious Town Investment Plans for places as diverse as Newark and Workington; developed successful a Future High Street Funding bid for Farnworth; led on the preparation of full business cases for five town centre projects in Bolton; and provided detailed market analysis, identified opportunities, and provided delivery advice to a range of towns in developing their Town Fund prospects including Runcorn, Redcar, Telford, Cheadle, Kings Lynn, Crewe, and Southport. Danny has also led on the Levelling Up plans for a number of places securing over £60 million during Round 1. Danny is currently developing the Future Market Strategy for Liverpool, and has helped develop the investment case for Renascence CMK in Milton Keynes. He also developed an ambitious Low carbon transformation plan for the Ellesmere Port Industrial Area and has worked on some of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK including Growth Strategies for multiple HS2 stations, Trans Pennine Tunnel, OxCam Expressway, and East West Rail.
Danny and the wider Savills team can provide detailed property market insight, options analysis, land value assessment, and delivery strategy advice, including CPO and other acquisition or partnership strategies.