Whether you’re conducting a backyard subdivision, a large-scale residential tower/estate or creating an industrial estate, we have you covered.
Our expert property development services team provides developers of all sizes and experiences with a full suite of services to ease the burden and stress associated with the financial management, tax, and compliance of your projects. Through all stages of the development process, we provide you with strategy and support so that you can focus on delivering successful projects.
Have the confidence knowing whatever the challenge you face in your property developments; we have also experienced it over the 20 plus years of advising and delivery over $2b in property transactions.
Tax and Compliance Advisory
Federal Property Taxes
- GST margin scheme and going concern
- GST withholding
- Capital Vs Revenue
- Capital gains tax (CGT withholding, mere realisation of an asset, etc)
- MITs
- Public trading trusts
State Property Taxes and Duties
- Land Taxes including absentee surcharges
- Stamp Duties including economic entitlements, sub-sales, title partitioning and changes in beneficial ownership
- Windfall gains tax
- GAIC, etc
Foreign Investor and Controlled Entities
- FIRB
- Transfer pricing
- Thin capitalisation
- Non-residential withholding taxes
- Landholder duties
- Immigration and visas, etc
Development Entity Structuring
- Development type/purpose
- Control/Ownership
- Profit entitlements
- Development contingent liabilities
- Loss utilisation
- Debt considerations (Director Guarantees)
- Legal Agreements
DM/PM and Related Business Structuring
- Asset protection
- Control/Ownership
- Small Business Concessions and CGT
- Tax planning
- Family Trust Specified (“Test”) Individual
- Legal Agreements
ASIC and AFSL Advisory
- AML/CTF advisory
- Wholesale investment advisory
- Small Scale Offering advisory
- Compliance review
Development Services
Development Financial Management Services
- Manage all project financial and tax matters
- Management and investor Reporting
- Monitoring of project Actuals Vs Budgets
- Ensuring adherence to investor agreements for cost variations, related party fees, management fees, etc
- Establish systems, procedures, and approval processes for payments, variations approvals, etc.
- Attendance of Management/PCG meetings
Acquisition Due Diligence and Advisory
- Acquisition financial feasibilities
- Financial assumptions and ‘Rules of Thumb’
- Finance and financial ratio analysis
- Residual land valuations
- Stress testing project risks, contingencies, and variance analysis
- Assist with market research
- Assist with development site sourcing
- Assist with appointment of acquisitions consultants (town planning, etc)
Development Financial Modelling
- Create the financial model (budget) for the development
- Including:
- Monthly cashflow
- Stage costs allocations
- Equity cost allocations
- Finance terms and costs
- Funding tables
- Development financial ratios
- Investor returns
- Developers returns
- Sales schedule
Preparation of Information Memorandum
- Wholesale Funds
- Joint Ventures
- Small Scale Offerings
- Debt Offerings
Software Advisory
- Software recommendations
- Integration of the various cloud software for more efficient and accurate information between the financial management, development management and investor management software.
Funds Management and Administration
- See Wholesale Property and Mortgage Funds
Strategic Advisory
Capital Raising Strategies
- Debt Vs Equity
- Wholesale vs retail investors
- JV terms and negotiations
- Target investor requirements
- Timing issues relating to investor contributions
- Crypto and blockchain considerations
Development Mentoring
- Supporting developers that are either first starting out or taking their development careers to the next level.
- Services are tailored towards the developers’ requirements based on their experience level and budget.
Advisory Board Services
- Provide strategic and tax advisory to support board and management decisions
Alternate Development Models
- SMSF Property Development
- Co Ownership Development
- Build to Rent
Book in a free consultation so we can tailor our services to meet your requirements.
Property Development Networking
Did you know that we are also the proud founder of Property Developers Melbourne networking group. This is the largest non-affiliated networking group in the Melbourne property development industry with over 16,000 members. Our clients can leverage from the vast contacts in the networking group to support them with all the ongoing challenges and stress points in delivering their projects. Follow this link to join the group and look out for our next networking event.