Regeneration & Housing Advisory
Navigant Consulting (Europe) has extensive expertise in the Regeneration and Housing sector, acting as an adviser to the Housing Minister, Caroline Flint, and to the transition team for the Homes and Communities Agency. Our experts work with central government agencies, local authorities, regional government, Registered Social Landlords and private sector partners. Our team comprises specialist professionals with a broad range of experience in public policy, strategy, finance, property and housing. We are extremely well-placed to understand, shape and implement policy and programmes in Housing and Regeneration.
We have established a reputation for structuring, business planning, the delivery of regeneration, mixed tenure housing and public investment projects. We are well-versed in evaluating practical, economic, financial and commercial viability of development schemes, negotiating and structuring deals with private sector partners.
We provide bespoke solutions, from strategy, through finance to delivery, including:
- Government policy and stakeholder liaison
- Strategic advice – understanding local policy and political needs, housing and regeneration policy positions
- Place making – building sustainable communities; community engagements; helping to create and deliver master plans; requirements and funding for social infrastructure, including the role of s106 and infrastructure tariffs (Community Infrastructure Levy)
- Capacity building – organisational structures; how to effectively manage public-private partnerships; responding to Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) and Local/Multi Area Agreements (LAA/MAA)
- Delivery vehicles and structures including joint ventures, local housing companies and local asset-backed vehicles; options appraisals and value-for-money assessments; practical considerations for implementation, funding and sustainable solutions
- Property finance, procurement and implementation – financial viability and modelling, identifying partners, market testing, how to take a project to market, commercial deal structuring and negotiation through to financial close
- Project management – providing project management support for large capital projects such as housing and regeneration estate renewal or mixed use town centre schemes, to ensure delivery on time and budget

