Residential construction & project management
From concept to completion.Residential projects managed properly.
Chiltern Refurb & Project Management delivers new builds, extensions, loft conversions, conversions and full refurbishments across London and Hertfordshire, bringing the programme, quality and cost control of major residential developments to homeowners, investors and developers.
Typical projects from £20,000+
- Director's experience
- 10+ yearsFrom Graduate Site Manager to Senior Construction Manager.
- Scale of developments
- £35m–£135mProject values of the major residential developments our Director has been involved in managing.
- Typical projects
- £20,000+Substantial residential construction, not small handyman works.
- Coverage
- London & HertsLondon, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
01Why Chiltern
Not another local builder. Your project, run like a major development.
Chiltern Refurb & Project Management was established with a straightforward objective: to bring the management standards, systems and attention to detail of major residential developments into private residential construction.
Every project is planned, sequenced, inspected and reported on, with a single point of responsibility from design and planning through construction to handover. Construction-led, not sales-led.
What goes wrong on poorly managed projects, and how we manage it
- Weak communicationRegular, clear reporting
- Inadequate planningPlanned and sequenced before site
- Poor qualityInspected stage by stage
- Uncontrolled costsCost awareness from design
- Slipping programmesA managed programme
On site / Managed properly
Weekly client report
Example
- QualityStage inspection passed
- CostTracking to budget
- SafetySite checks complete
02Services
Every stage of a residential project, under one point of responsibility.
From early design and planning support through construction to snagging and handover, each service is run as a managed construction project rather than a collection of trades.
- 01Residential New BuildsNew homes managed from pre-construction to handover, with proper sequencing, inspections and programme control.
- 02Full Property RefurbishmentsComplete refurbishments, including full strip-out and reconstruction, run as one coordinated project.
- 03ExtensionsSide, rear and wraparound extensions, from groundworks through to final decoration.
- 04Loft ConversionsLoft conversions and structural alterations that add bedrooms, bathrooms, offices or living space.
- 05Property ConversionsConversion and reconfiguration of existing residential buildings, with the professional team coordinated.
- 06Design, Planning & Pre-ConstructionFrom an idea towards construction, with architects, planning consultants and engineers coordinated.
- 07Project ManagementExperienced construction management for projects that already have a design, contractor or trades in place.
- 08Snagging & De-SnaggingIndependent snagging inspections and managed remedial works that bring a property to the expected standard.
- 09Property Investors & DevelopersRefurbishment and development delivery that works commercially as well as technically.
- 10Development & JV OpportunitiesJoint ventures with investors, developers and land or property owners.
Schematic section. Hover a service to see what it covers.
03How we work
Six things we manage on every project.
These are the standards major residential developments are held to. Chiltern applies them to every project, whatever its size.
01
Quality
Work inspected stage by stage against the drawings and specification, not only at the end.
02
Programme
A realistic construction programme, properly sequenced and actively managed.
03
Cost
Cost awareness from design onwards, so decisions are made with the budget in view.
04
Safety
Health and safety planned and managed for everyone on site and everyone living around it.
05
Communication
Clear, regular updates on progress, decisions and anything that affects programme or cost.
06
Accountability
One point of responsibility for the whole project, from the first conversation to handover.
04Concept to completion
One programme, from the first sketch to handover.
Problems are cheapest to solve on paper. We consider buildability, cost and sequencing from the start, then run construction to a managed programme with quality inspections at every stage.
- 01
Concept
Brief, budget and feasibility, weeks 1 to 3
- 02
Design
Architect-led, with buildability input, weeks 3 to 9
- 03
Planning
Application and decision, where required, weeks 8 to 18
- 04
Technical coordination
Structural and specialist design, weeks 15 to 21
- 05
Costing
Pricing, procurement and programme, weeks 19 to 23
- 06
Construction
Managed delivery on site, weeks 24 to 44
- 07
Handover
Testing, snagging and completion, weeks 44 to 48
Illustrative programme. Every project is planned individually, and durations depend on design, planning and approvals.
Design & planning support05Current project
Residential new buildCurrent development
Three-bedroom detached new build
Market Drayton, Shropshire
A new three-bedroom detached house with living, dining and study space, off-street parking and a private rear garden, delivered as a fully managed new build.
Development appraisal
Gross development value £315,000
- Land, incl. legals
- £55,000
- Build cost
- £180,000
- Projected profit
- £80,000
- Profit on cost
- 34%
Total cost £235,000. Margin on GDV 25.4%.
Land cost includes legal fees. GDV and profit are appraisal projections, not a guaranteed return.
06Leadership
Led by a Senior Construction Manager from major London developments.
Our Director, Radu Radu, has more than 10 years' experience in construction, progressing from Graduate Site Manager to Senior Construction Manager. He has been involved in managing major residential developments with project values of approximately £35 million to £135 million, across the complete construction lifecycle.
“Construction is what I know and what I genuinely enjoy. My aim is to take the experience I've gained delivering major developments and use it to deliver projects for homeowners, investors and developers with the same emphasis on planning, quality, safety, programme and accountability.”
Previous professional experience
Developments Radu Radu worked on before establishing Chiltern. They were delivered by the developers named and are not Chiltern projects.
Blackhorse View
Barratt London
Walthamstow, London · 350 homes · Six buildings · 50% affordable housing
Wembley Park Gardens
Barratt London
Wembley, London · 454 new homes · Five buildings · 40% affordable housing
Naseberry Court (Discovery)
Fairview New Homes
Highams Park, London · Former Naseberry Court site · Residential redevelopment
Hope Wharf
Fairview New Homes
Greenwich, London · 125 apartments · Commercial space
07Investors & developers
Projects that work commercially as well as technically.
Early construction input, refurbishment budgeting, programme planning, design coordination, procurement, construction and handover, built around your exit strategy. We aim to build long-term relationships, not complete one project and disappear.
Development & JV opportunities
Have a site, a property or an opportunity?
Chiltern is open to joint ventures with investors, developers and land or property owners, contributing construction knowledge, project management, design coordination, procurement and delivery capability.
Next step
Planning a substantial residential project? Let's discuss it properly.
Tell us what you want to build, where and when. Our typical construction projects start from approximately £20,000.
