About Albright Dene
Here at Albright Dene, we are specialists in significantly increasing the value of property assets, at no financial risk to you, by offering a unique planning solution.
Working with property investors, downsizers, probate solicitors, estate agents, wealth managers and independent financial advisors, we help them to maximise their property assets.
We are extremely fortunate to count Gareth Capner amongst our team of experts. Gareth is widely acknowledged as one of the best town planners this country has produced. With such a strong and dedicated team, we have an enviable track record of securing planning consents that have significantly enhanced the value of sites. Our portfolio includes residential projects ranging from single houses to high density apartment schemes of up to 59 units, as well as commercial to residential schemes.
Due to the unique way we operate, our interests are fully aligned with yours, ensuring we both work towards the common goal of adding as much value as possible to your property or land. With years of experience, we know what works, and because we work completely at risk financially until we succeed, you can be confident in the knowledge Albright Dene will go the extra mile to achieve a successful outcome.
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"Having met Joe McDermott whilst searching for a building plot in Oxford in January 2009, I was so impressed with the depth of property knowledge he had that I set up a company to work in partnership with him. We are now on our seventh project, all of which have been profitable, with some achieving Annual Rates of Return in excess of 100%. These days Joe has developed his methods and operation even further and the speed and imagination that is employed in gain planning consents time after time is staggering.
In an environment where the planning process and planning committees are far from an exact science, Joe and Albright Dene find a way of succeeding every time. As Managing Director of I&O Ltd, I intend to continue investing in the talents of Albright Dene for the foreseeable future."
"I owned a site that had a history of failed planning applications. At least four major companies had attempted to secure permission, but failed. Then I asked Albright Dene to help.
It was absolutely brilliant working with Albright Dene. As it was a tricky plot, many problems arose during the process, but they were able to overcome each and every one, and successfully deliver a positive result.
Gaining planning for this site converted an unused, derelict paddock into a beautiful setting for two substantial family homes – and that is all thanks to the tenacity and determination of Albright Dene. I cannot recommend their services highly enough."
"I have worked with Albright Dene on numerous projects over the past 10 years. They usually come to me with quite challenging sites, but they are always very inventive in their approach, and think outside the box when looking for solutions to make them work.
Their resourceful approach and their great negotiation skills when dealing with planners means that they are successful in achieving planning permission for their sites – even the tricky ones."
"I have known and worked with Joe McDermott for the past 10 years on around 15 developments. I am a scaffolding contractor and a property developer and have been in business for over 25 years.
I have never had any problems working with Joe as he spends a considerable amount of time doing his research and scrutinises everything that he works on, which is very helpful. If any problems do occur Joe will endeavour to work things out and get a positive result.
"Joe McDermott first approached us and said that he’d seen our house up for sale and asked whether we’d thought about getting planning permission on it.
In fact, the year before we had made some enquiries, but the planning office had told us that permission was unlikely to be granted, and our estate agent said we’d be looking at a minimum cost of £35-40,000 to put an application through. We as a family weren’t willing to gamble that amount of money, so at the time had given up on the idea.
However, Joe was willing to take that risk. He said he would take care of all the hassle of applying for planning permission and cover all the costs, in return for 50% of the uplift in value of our property once permission was granted and the property sold.
