Bayfield Training - Real Estate Development School (In-Person)

Bayfield Training - Real Estate Development School (In-Person)

Real Estate Development School is a five day course that focuses on both the theoretical and practical elements of Real Estate Development

By Bayfield Training Ltd

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Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00 - 16:30 GMT

Location

Imparando

Commercial Road London United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Real Estate Development School (5 days)

Real Estate Development School is a five day course that focuses on both the theoretical and practical elements of Commercial Real Estate Development. The training starts with two days surrounding the theory of Real Estate development, this will provide delegates with a grounding of the subject matter. to give the delegates a grounding of the subject matter. On day three the school will introduce Microsoft Excel and essential Real Estate Financial Modelling theory. On days four and five, the school will delve into practical Financial Modelling skills, focused on building a Development cash flow model.


This course will educate the delegate on Risk Management, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Bureaucratic and Practical aspects of the Development process, to help provide the delegate with a full understanding of the Development lifecycle.


Upon completion of the course, you will have the expertise to confidently model Real Estate Development cash flows to a proficient level, empowering you to make informed financial decisions through your enhanced understanding of Real Estate Development in its entirety.


The Real Estate Development School combines three of our courses:

  • Commercial Real Estate Developer
  • Introduction to Real Estate in Excel
  • Real Estate Developer


On this course you will…

  • Learn what constitutes Development physically and economically
  • Gain an insight into the Development Process at a Macro & Micro level
  • Learn the different characteristics of Real Estate Sectors
  • Recognise spreadsheet navigation and presentation tricks
  • Learn spreadsheet modelling best practice
  • Understand financial mathematics & conventional valuations
  • Develop proficiency in creating robust models.
  • Construct a Development focused Financial Model starting from foundational principles
  • Analyse financial and project completion risks


Who will benefit from this School?

  • Real Estate Professionals who would like to update their skills in latest practices in Development
  • Professionals practicing in an associated field, Legal, Planning, Managing, Agency, Owners and Financiers
  • Graduates looking to work in corporate Real Estate development
  • Managers who would like to communicate more effectively with investors and owners during the formation phases of development
  • Real Estate professionals at any level with exposure to real estate financial models on a frequent basis
  • APC candidates
  • Mid-Senior professionals looking for a refresher on core model building skills and best practice


Course Outline

Day One

Commercial Real Estate Developer


Why Develop?

  • The Real Estate Market System
  • Development Models
  • The Economics of Development


Who Develops?

  • Profiles of Developers
  • Risk and Rewards of different types of project
  • Who builds what and why?


What to Develop

  • Use looking for a site
  • Site looking for a use
  • Planning inputs


Feasibility

  • Best Use Value
  • Viability Assessments
  • Worth vs Value
  • Financing


Delivery

  • Evaluation
  • Market Analysis
  • Design Principals
  • Time line and risk profile


Day Two

Commercial Real Estate Developer

A Macro View

  • External influencers
  • Development pressure and Prospects
  • Disposal of Development


Parties to Development & Agendas

  • Owners, Tenants, Public Sector
  • Development Team
  • Contractors
  • Agency


Day Three

Introduction to Real Estate in Excel

Spreadsheet modelling best practice

  • Modelling Life Cycle
  • Types of Model
  • Modelling Timescale


Financial mathematics

  • Introduction
  • Compound Growth
  • Present Values
  • Net Present Value
  • Internal Rate of Return


Conventional valuations

  • Introduction
  • Term & Reversion
  • Layer Method
  • Over Rented
  • Equivalent Yield


Real Estate cash flow models (Single-Let)

  • Introduction – Understand UK Leases
  • Annual Discounted Cash Flows
  • “What If” Analysis
  • Quarterly Discounted Cash Flow
  • Cash Flows with Rent Review
  • Multiple Rent Reviews
  • Pivot tables, V-Lookups, Data Tables and More…


Additional topics:

  • IF & SUMIF
  • Sensitivity Analysis: Data Table & Changing Calculation Options
  • V-Lookups
  • Pivot Tables


Day Four

Real Estate Developer I

Learn how to build a discounted cash flow, analyse returns and understand the components of development models

  • Gross versus Net Yields, calculating Net Development Value (NDV)
  • Profit residual, with and without financing
  • Site residual, how to calculate profit without knowing your costs.
  • Introducing financing to site residual calculations
  • Purchase price and acquisition costs
  • Phased Sales, marketing and disposal costs
  • Modelling construction costs using straight line basis, fixed costs, variable costs, incidental costs and construction fees
  • Professional fees
  • Income and expenditure project functions
  • Logic functions, logic tables and array formulae


Day Five

Real Estate Developer II

Learn how to build a detailed property development project cash flow, add financing and perform risk analysis on commercial development projects

  • Multiple IRRs, competing projects, scoping and linear programming, maximising performance
  • Return metrics: Equity profit ratio (EPR), Costs paid out of proceeds (POP), Profit on cost ratio (PCR)
  • Alternative site calculation, Net present value (NPV),
  • Modelling construction costs using S-curve , variable costs,incidental costs and construction fees
  • Switching between scenarios
  • Introduction to Development financing, Pari Passu versus Equity First Financing
  • Debt scheduling: brought forward and carried forward method
  • Consideration of the impact of development finance interest, fees and covenants


Included in the Course

  • CPD Accredited Certificate & LinkedIn Proficiency Badge
  • Hard Copy Course Manual
  • Course Files
  • Online Learning Platform access - Further Learning Resources (Reading, Files and Videos)
  • Post Course Support - Two Months of Questions & Answers, and One year of support is available for an additional fee


This training is available both in classroom and online, as well in-house for your team. We can come to your premises and deliver this five day financial modelling school to your team. For details on this and anything else, please contact us:

E - info@bayfieldtraining.com

W - www.bayfieldtraining.com

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About Us

We have been designing programs in Leadership, Financial Modelling and Management for over 24 years. Our clients are a mix of both individuals who book onto our public courses or companies in the Real Estate sector who organise in-house programmes exclusively for their teams.

We are partnered up with many excellent organisations such as University of Cambridge's department of Land Economy, of which we created our eight week self study course - Real Estate Financial Modelling Certificate.

At Bayfield, we are also entrepreneurs and pioneers with many of our training products industry firsts. And, we practice what we teach. Our success over the last 24 years’ stems from a deep understanding that each company’s Education Strategy needs to demonstrate a tangible return on investment.

You can trust us to be your skills partner.

Choose one of our short courses, from one day to eight weeks in length. All our courses are designed by experts to provide you with the skills you need right now.

Delivery Options

Classroom 

Virtual 

 Self-Study

Public Courses

Courses are scheduled throughout the year. These courses suit individuals who are looking to improve their knowledge and skills in a particular area, as well as network with professionals working in real estate industry

 

In-House Courses 

All our courses are regularly delivered on site, all over the world. We travel all over the world to deliver in-house training to our clients. If you have a few employees that require some training, we can arrange a course to be exclusively delivered to your company.

 

Bespoke Courses

Need more information or have more people to train? Call us and we can suggest an appropriate course or a suite of courses. We can even design custom programs and courses to meet your strategic and tactical goals. 

Course Testimonials 

RE Analyst - I found the course very well taught, even online, with a quality book and exercises - Private Equity Real Estate Graduate

RE Developer - Bayfield's online Real Estate Developer course is a great way of learning how to create flexible development appraisal models. I found the virtual course a great way to liaise with the trainer. I would recommend attending the online training that Bayfield is offering. – Development Manager

RE Financial Modelling School –

The Real Estate Financial Modelling School is a brilliant course that ensures a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of Excel and modelling theory, and builds skills to be able to understand and manipulate models going forward – Investment Surveyor

Contact Details

Contact the Sales & Course Administration team team via www.bayfieldtraining.com or directly to:E: info@bayfieldtraining.comT: 01223517850 or 02078668180

£3,380.34