UBLMLW-30-M Real Estate Investment and Development Component B1 Brief

The Brief

Scenario 

In reaction to the uncertainty and volatility of the stock market in the UK and other economies following the COVID pandemic, high inflation, and rising interest rates, the board of directors of the New Universities Pension Fund has decided to allocate a specific block of capital to a real estate-based fund. This fund will be split into two separate parts, namely, 1)  development and 2) investment. 

You have been appointed as the head of the New Universities Pension Fund and have been tasked by the board to advise them on both the investment and development aspects of the Fund. Your task is to produce two (2) separate reports, i.e., one relating to investment and the other relating to development. Each report should contain a separate ONE-page executive summary. 

Module Learning Outcomes

1. Apply the economics of land value creation through development activity and evaluate the economic constraints under which development decisions are taken.  Critically discuss conceptual models of the planning and development process, including the activities, elements, skills and research intelligence involved 

2. Identify and appraise potential development opportunities and propose optimum development strategy through the utilisation of economic concepts and planning policy and the critical application of a range of practical development appraisal techniques. 

3. Compare UK and international fiscal instruments and examine their impact on the  development process and how associated risks can be managed