Your property has potential. We help you unlock it.
An end-to-end property solution combining investment, refurbishment, project management and sales expertise — designed to help property owners achieve a better outcome from properties that need work.
From the initial property assessment through to refurbishment and resale, DevelopRent works with a specialist partnership team to manage the journey.
Selling a property that needs work can be difficult
A tired, vacant or inherited property can attract lower offers because buyers factor refurbishment costs, time and risk into what they are prepared to pay.
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Cost
Buyers price in the full cost of putting the property right — and they build in a margin for anything they cannot see yet. The deduction from your offer is rarely the same as the real cost of the work.
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Time
Sourcing trades, agreeing schedules, managing a programme of works and holding the property through it all takes months of coordination — usually while the property earns nothing.
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Risk
Uncertainty over what the works will uncover, what the finished property will be worth and how long it will take to sell all push cautious buyers toward lower, safer offers.
But there may be another option.
The Solution
From property challenge to property opportunity
Instead of leaving the owner to coordinate finance, contractors and the sales process independently, our integrated partnership brings the key stages together.
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Property needs work
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DevelopRent
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Property opportunity
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Funding & investment
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Refurbishment & project management
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Property prepared for sale
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Completion
The Partnership
Three property specialists. One integrated solution.
Lead / Front door
DevelopRent Properties
Opportunity & Client Acquisition
We identify suitable properties and work with owners, landlords, executors, estate agents and professional introducers.
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Specialist partner
Oak House Living Spaces
Funding, Investment & Assisted Sales
Oak House Living Spaces helps assess funding/investment requirements and structure the appropriate assisted-sale arrangement.
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Specialist partner
SE6 Services
Refurbishment & Project Management
SE6 Services delivers and manages the refurbishment programme and coordinates the transformation.
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Together, we take the property from opportunity to sale.
The Process
How it works
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Tell us about your property
Complete the short enquiry form and tell us about the property, its condition and your objectives.
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We assess the opportunity
Consider current market position, refurbishment requirements, estimated project costs, potential post-refurbishment value and likely sales strategy.
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We build the property strategy
Develop an outline plan covering works, investment and route to sale.
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Funding & agreement
Where appropriate, Oak House Living Spaces explores the funding/investment structure. Commercial terms, responsibilities, works and exit strategy are agreed before proceeding.
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We transform the property
SE6 Services manages the refurbishment and project delivery.
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Prepare for sale
Presentation, photography, marketing preparation, sales positioning and buyer/investor engagement.
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Sale & completion
The property is brought to market and the agreed financial arrangements are settled according to the assisted-sale agreement.
Transformation
See what's possible
Every project is different. Our refurbishment strategy is developed around the property’s condition, location, target market and potential sales outcome.
Before
After
From tired and dated → modern and market-ready
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Who we help
Could your property benefit from an assisted sale?
We may be able to help if your property is inherited, vacant, tired, neglected, unmodernised or difficult to sell.
Inherited properties
Probate properties
Landlords
Neglected properties
Major refurbishment
Difficult to sell
Value creation
The numbers need to make sense
Current value
£300k
+
Refurbishment
£40k
→
Improved property potential value
£375k
Important disclaimer
Illustration only. Actual property values, refurbishment costs, funding costs, selling costs and final returns vary. Every project is individually assessed.
Estate agents
Are you an estate agent with a property that isn't selling?
Sometimes the issue isn’t the price — it’s the condition.
If a property needs significant refurbishment before buyers can see its potential, an assisted property sales strategy may provide another route.
Key stages of the property journey connected through one partnership.
Practical
Real refurbishment and project-management capability.
Investment-led
Projects assessed around costs, value and commercial viability.
Owner-focused
The objective is to create the strongest realistic outcome for the property owner.
Transparency
A transparent approach
We don’t believe every property should be forced into an assisted-sale model.
We assess the property first. If the numbers and circumstances don’t make sense, we’ll tell you.
Clear project scope
Agreed commercial structure
Individual property assessment
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to fund the refurbishment myself?
Where appropriate, Oak House Living Spaces explores the funding and investment structure for the project. The arrangement for each property is agreed before any works begin.
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What types of properties do you consider?
We may be able to help if your property is inherited, vacant, tired, neglected, unmodernised or difficult to sell. Every property is individually assessed.
How is the property assessed?
We consider current market position, refurbishment requirements, estimated project costs, potential post-refurbishment value and the likely sales strategy. From that we develop an outline plan covering works, investment and route to sale.
Who manages the refurbishment?
SE6 Services delivers and manages the refurbishment programme and coordinates the transformation.
Who provides the funding?
Oak House Living Spaces helps assess funding and investment requirements and structure the appropriate assisted-sale arrangement.
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Can I use my own estate agent?
Sales strategy is agreed as part of the commercial terms for each individual property.
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How long does the process take?
Timescales depend on the property, the scope of works and the route to sale agreed for that project.
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Am I guaranteed to make more money?
No. No outcome is guaranteed. Property values, refurbishment costs, funding costs, selling costs and final returns all vary, and every project is individually assessed. If the numbers and circumstances don’t make sense, we’ll tell you.
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Next step
Don't sell the problem. Explore the opportunity.
Your property may have more potential than its current condition suggests.