Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

We know that property development can feel complex, especially if it’s your first time. To make things clearer, we’ve answered some of the most common questions we get from landowners and investors about our process, partnerships, and projects.

Yes, having no funds does not prevent us from entering a JV arrangement to develop your site. With your land as security, we can borrow funds for a construction loan. And with capitalised interest, all the interest is paid at the end once then project is completed, as opposed to during the construction.

The good news is, there is no rush! The process to design our construction and to get relevant approvals can often take 6 months. We have plenty of time to find you a place to live.

That’s ok, we’re here to help! With a qualified buyers agent on the team, we are well placed to help you find the ideal home that suits your needs.

100% you can! We understand you love the community you live in and it is most certainly an option upon completion of a JV construction, that you could own one of the townhouses built upon your land. This is one of the decisions when we’re putting together our JV arrangement, with what occurs upon completion of the new development. By retaining a townhouse, our JV saves on agents commission, you save on capital gains tax, and you end up with a great asset and being able to remain in the community you have come to know.

Again, this is certainly an option. By retaining a townhouse and not selling, you are not paying CGT upon sale and end up with a great incoming producing asset. We just need to know early on in the design process if this is where we are headed, as it may mean saving some money on some higher end design features and fittings that an owner-occupier would expect.

Then we’re a perfect fit! You bring the funds, we bring the skill. With a Joint Venture development, we can create a win/win relationship.

Feeling cautious is a good thing, and you have every right to feel this way and ask questions. Rest assured from the outset, that at no point in the whole JV arrangement do you pay any funds to Arc Urban Developments. We only get paid at the end of the development when we split the profits. In any JV development project, there is a money partner and a working partner. The money partner may be the one that pays that costs as they arise, like the fees to the town planners, to Brisbane City Council, or to architects. But rest assured that these are always costs to the project and will have been earlier presented in a budgeted feasibility on the project. Throughout, we get multiple quotes on jobs, and we select the provider based on value. Rest assured that a profitable development is the goal. And also rest assured that our reputation at Arc Urban Developments is on the line, and ultimately, we strive to return our Joint Venture a very healthy development profit. Your investment is in good hands.

Generally, it’s the working partner that makes all decisions. Arc Urban Developments has the knowledge and the skills to undertake profitable developments, and we regularly draw on the advice of those specialists on our team – the town planner, engineers, architects, and builders and real estate agents. We know where to spend the money and where to not spend the money, for the best outcome on a project. We ask that you allow us to make the decisions and trust the process. We do keep you updated on all stages and progress in our JV development, and there may be times when your input is sought when we need to make a decision due to a particular situation arising. But for the most part, we make the decisions, which means you can leave it to us. We treat any decision in a JV the same as we do with our own development projects.

Nothing, it’s entirely possible, but for most people the whole process seems daunting and a minefield of problems. We take the worry out of the whole process by being in the project with you to ensure a win/win relationship, and this maximises your profit. And at Arc Urban Developments, we provide the alternative to you selling your property to a developer who will realise 100% of the profit themselves. With us, you get to benefit from your asset, and have the option of owning a dwelling on the site at the end of the project.

Contact us via the online enquiry form and let’s set up a date and time to meet and to get to know one another and determine if we’re a good fit to work together.

Contact us with the address of your property, and we will be able to determine the zoning. Not every site with the correct zoning is suitable however, and there are a number of factors to consider. But we would be happy to talk this through with you. Get in touch via our online enquiry form; we look forward to speaking with you.

We do tend to specialise in BCC, however we would look at other areas on a case by case basis, particularly Moreton Bay Regional Council and Sunshine Coast Council. So get in touch and let’s chat!