Property development in the UK has seen rapid increase thanks to TV programs series such as ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ or ‘Grand Designs’, due to the recent fall in property prices and also as more development land is available.

Due to the shortage of affordable housing, government has been urged to step in and deal with the situation by easing the planning process and offering more land for development. Many ‘brown belt’ and ‘green belt’ lands are now getting approved for development purposes and there are also various financial schemes to help with the costs.

But don’t be fooled if it looks like an easy money-making solution. It is not! It is risky business and if you don’t know exactly what you are doing, you may end up loosing more than you have initially invested. Very often even the most experienced developers can loose money on their projects. If you are thinking of starting it yourself, it is always important to know where to find all the relevant contacts that you will need before, during and after your project. Things like planning, surveys, finance, solicitors and conveyancers, building contractors and suppliers etc. Choose the wrong company and your project may be delayed, cost more or even fail.

What to do? Where can you find the right people to work with?

The first that comes in mind for many would be looking in Yellow Pages or similar directory, but that will narrow your search to just your local trades. Next is a search on internet using Google or Yahoo, but this can return lots of irrelevant results. All that takes time, which most of the time you don’t have, and you may still not be able to find what you are looking for.

The better option would be to visit specialist online directory for property development. There you can find all the businesses related to property development in one place, organised into different categories like solicitors, surveyors, building contractors and so on. Each listing provides you with more information about the business, their contact details and there is often a review and star rating system in place so you get a better idea on who to choose.

There are not that many of such specialist directories available and not all of them are up to date so you might still need to do some research, but once you discover the site that is suitable for your needs, don’t forget to bookmark it for later use as it will, for sure, come handy in the future.

This article has been written by Richard Bonk. Please visit Property Development Directory for more information.