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A development/new homes site is added as a master record which holds details for the whole site. The site can be marketed via the site master or via sub plots or individual plots. Sales of land can also be stored within in an individual property record.

From the main menu, click Property and select Development and Land Sites:

1. Add new site

First need to select (or add) the developer:

In the Search section, ensure Developer is selected
Type the name and press enter

If not found, click Add Developer and enter their details on a new company screen
Select the developer record and click Add Site

The screen shown in 1a will be displayed

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title	1a. Add development or land

If adding land select Add Land , click Accept and add details to the property record as usualImage Modified

Select Add Development, click Accept and move to step 2

Your system may be configured to add a sales or lettings development, click here for more information

2. Access Attributes, enter site details & number of units

A new property screen is shown, this is the site master record

From Attributes, click the edit icon (pencil):

Enter the Number of Units for the site
Enter information on this screen to cover the whole site
Close the Attributes screen to save

3. Complete site master record

Enter details on the site master property record as outlined in 3a

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title	3a. Details to enter

Enter the site address leaving the Flat or House Name field blank

This is filled in when creating individual plot records or sub plots later

Enter the overall description of the site

Enter the site price range, plus any other relevant fee information

If there is only one price for the site, enter the same figure in both price fields

Clicking the menu to the left of the price range allows the price qualifier to be changed

When ready to market, change the Status to For Sale - Available

When saving, the property record will be saved as a site master record

4. Enter site office details

Site office details can be entered

Click the ... button and select Site Office Details
Complete the site details as outlined in 4a

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title	4a. Site office details

Enter:

Contact information

Opening hours

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Click Accept to save

5. Using sub plots

Sub plots can be created from the site master record to divide the site into more manageable groups; this is particularly useful for large sites

For example, a site of 25 properties with five different property types could be divided into five sub plots

From the site master record:

Click the ... button and select View Development
Follow the steps outlined in 5a to create the sub plots

When ready to market, ensure that the property status is changed on the site master record and also on any related sub plot records

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title	5a. Create sub plots

The Developments and Land Sites screen is displayed:

Select the site master record and click Manage Units (bottom of screen)
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Choose to Create a block of one or more units and enter the Number of units in this sub plot below
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Click Accept

The site master record will then be duplicated to create the sub plot

In the Developments and Land Sites screen, click the + beside the site master to view the new sub plot (selected below)
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Double-click to open the new sub plot record and make alterations as required, outlined below:
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Address (e.g. to add sub plot name)

Description

Attributes

Price range

Room details, photos & floorplans

Repeat the above steps to add each sub plot within the site

The Developments & Land Sites screen will then display an overview of the site master and sub plots
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6. Using individual plots

To give each plot an individual record under the site master or sub plot, individual plots can be created

This is recommended in the following situations:

for small to medium sites where creating individual plots is manageable
when a plot currently within a site master or sub plot becomes reserved or under offer

From the Development and Land Sites screen:

Select the record that is to be split into individual plots and click Manage Units
This could be the site master or a sub plot
Follow the steps outlined in 6a to create the individual plots

Once individual plots are created, they can be marked as reserved, under offer etc.

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title	6a. Create individual plots

Select:

Separate blocks of units into individual units and enter the Number of units below

Where required, select Alter the address to include unit number starting from for each new property record
This is added to the Flat or House Name field on each property record and can be edited once created

The selected record will then be duplicated as individual plots

Each plot should be altered accordingly, such as:

Address (e.g. to add plot number)

Description

Attributes

Price range

Room details, photos and floorplans

If the plot is no longer being marketed (i.e. it is reserved or under offer) only a selection of the possible edits listed above need to be actioned

7. Reporting

As well as usual reporting options, two additional report types are available for new developments

Both reports display information for one site using Microsoft Excel

From the Development and Land Sites screen:

Select the site master record
Click Reports
Viewings and activity summarises all viewings and sales information for the chosen date range
Development Sales Status displays an overview of the current status for each plot record within a site

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title	Tips for successful reporting

For successful reporting, it is recommended that a consistent approach is taken when:

booking viewings, decide whether they are to be logged against the site master, the sub plots or individual plots

applicant matching, decide whether to log matches against the site master, the sub plots or individual plots (as prompted)

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Saved on	Sept 30, 2021	Nov 10, 2021

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