October 2024

Announcing Refer

Words By

Jamie Rumbelow

Street-level view newly built brick flats in a row, with a blue sky

We are thrilled to announce the alpha launch of our latest product – a development land sourcing and triaging service, Refer.

If you work on housing, energy, or other development projects, the most likely constraint you face is access to high-quality land.

Land is the most fundamental resource in any development project, and it's also the most scarce. It's a finite resource, and it's usually the most expensive part of any project. It's also the most difficult to source, with a myriad of legal, financial, and technical constraints that can make a site unviable – or impossible – to get through planning.

That's why we built Refer.

How does it work?

  1. You tell us what you need. We'll ask you a series of questions about your project, including location, size, budget, and technical requirements.

  2. We use our data and expertise to find you high-quality sites that match your requirements.

  3. We triage the sites, providing you with a detailed report on each site's development potential, constraints, and risks, enriched with useful information from our planning engine.

  4. When we find a site, we suggest it to you. If you like it, we introduce you to the landowner.

And you take it from there!

Who is Refer for?

We support a wide range of projects, including:

  • Housing developers: We can find you brownfield and greenfield sites for residential development, from single units to large-scale developments.
  • Land promoters and strategic land teams: We can find you sites for promotion and strategic land projects.
  • Energy developers: We can find you sites for solar, wind, and battery storage projects, from small-scale to utility-scale.
  • Land agents: We can find you sites for your clients, and help you find new clients.
  • Local authorities: We can help you find sites for affordable housing, regeneration, and energy projects.
  • Care home developers: We can find you sites for care homes, retirement villages, and assisted living facilities.
  • Self-builders: We can find you serviced plots for self-build projects.
  • Retail and other land teams: We can find you sites for retail, leisure, and other commercial projects.

When you submit your requirements, we'll ask you about your project type / use class, location, and size, so we can find you the perfect site.

Why use Refer?

  • Save time and money: We do the hard work of finding and assessing sites for you, so you can focus on the projects that matter.

  • Access to high-quality sites: We have access to a wide range of sites, from brownfield to greenfield, and we can find you the perfect site for your project.

  • Personal service: We work with you to understand your requirements, and we only show you sites that match your needs.

  • No spam: We don't send you hundreds of sites to sift through. We only show you what you want to see.

To get started, fill in our requirements form and you'll hear from us soon after.

Words By

Jamie Rumbelow

Jamie is cofounder and CEO of Tract. He has a philosophy degree, and is writing a book about London.

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