Finance Director Support for Housebuilders & Property Developers in Kent
A clearer view of your developments, cash and commercial decisions.
Property development ties up capital long before it generates a return. Changes in build costs, sales rates, planning or funding can quickly alter the financial picture.
Barnlake Consulting provides experienced financial and operational support to help housebuilders and property developers understand their position, assess their options and plan ahead.
Support is flexible: a one-off review, an interim assignment or regular part-time Finance Director input.
Experience that connects finance with the realities of development
Paul Rosbrook qualified at PwC and brings more than 30 years of experience in senior finance and operational roles across PLC and privately owned businesses, with particular experience in housebuilding.
He understands the relationship between land commitments, construction expenditure, sales receipts and funding—and the importance of looking beyond individual site margins to the cash requirements of the wider business.
Based in Wye, Paul supports businesses across Kent, working alongside owners, management teams, finance staff and external advisers.
How Barnlake can help
Development cash flow and funding requirements
Build a clearer picture of when cash will be needed and where pressure may arise.
Support can include short-term cash forecasting, development cash flows and reviewing the effect of changes in sales timing, build programmes and expenditure.
Site viability and commercial performance
Understand what is driving the expected return from a development and how that position is changing.
Review appraisals, cost assumptions, forecast margins and cash requirements to support decisions about existing schemes and new opportunities.
Funding preparation and lender discussions
Prepare clear financial information to support conversations with banks, development lenders and investors.
Bring together forecasts, funding requirements and the assumptions behind them, helping stakeholders understand the proposal and the risks.
Business planning and financial control
Connect individual developments with the wider business plan.
Support can include budgets, longer-term forecasts, management reporting and finance team development, giving owners better visibility of performance and future commitments.
Stalled developments and recovery options
Establish the financial position of a scheme that has slowed or stopped, and assess potential routes forward.
Work can include reviewing outstanding commitments, funding gaps, remaining costs and expected receipts to help owners, funders and advisers evaluate completion, restructuring or disposal options.
Flexible support around the decisions you face
You may need an independent review before committing to a site, help preparing a funding proposal, or experienced financial leadership during a period of change.
You may already have a capable accountant and finance team, but need additional senior input to challenge assumptions and connect the numbers with commercial decisions.
Barnlake works alongside your existing team, with the scope, time commitment and fee agreed around your priorities.
Discuss your business or development
An initial conversation is an opportunity to explain the position, the decisions ahead and where additional support could help.
Contact Paul Rosbrook
Email: paul@barnlake.co.uk
Mobile: 07747 638843
Barnlake Consulting — a clearer view forward.