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The Green Central Belt
A Proposal
Chris Cook
Linlithgow 14th September 2015
“21st Century problems cannot be solved with 20th Century solutions”
ResilienceFragility of global financial system exposed in October 2008UCL Institute for Security & Resilience Studies research- What works internationally? What used to work, historically?- Linlithgow action-based research with Nordic Enterprise TrustCentral government is creating a vacuum which may be filled
bottom up by mobilising community resources:Land/Location – majority of economic value has historically
come from land development & useCapital - material resources (eg buildings & equipment) &
immaterial resources (eg energy & IP)Human – Care, Intellect ('Smart'), energy (manpower)
Resource Resilience
Since 1980 Denmark's GDP rose 78%
Energy use has been stable
Carbon fuel use has declined
How did Denmark achieve this?
Resource Resilience
Least Carbon Fuel Cost principle
- not 'least Danish Krone cost' (or least $, € or £ cost)
- minimum carbon fuel input for a given output of electricity, heat or power
- investment in renewables, heat, transport, energy efficiency
Linlithgow Natural Grid
Aim: Energy Independence (and hence energy scurity & resilience) for Linlithgow
Operating Principle: Least Carbon Fuel Cost
Rationale: the more expensive carbon fuel becomes, the more £ profit there is in saving it
James Watt approach: sharing carbon fuel savings
'Natural Grid' name coined for North South Canal
Green Central Belt – Millennium Link Canals
Linear Docklands....or Linear Eden? People don't want to live next door to the M99, to HS2
or to Runway Three......….but they pay handsomely to live by the River ThamesUS intercontinental rail & London Metropolitan Line both
funded through development along right of way£2bn public investment in Jubilee Line extension gave a
£17bn windfall profit to property owners on the routeCapturing % of increased land rental value & future use
value will fund the investmentHow may this land value increase be captured?
Development CorporationsCorporations set up to develop new towns eg
(Livingston) or regeneration (London Docklands)Investment, development & planning powers allocated
to the corporation for duration of developmentMost recent was West Northamptonshire Development
Corporation (WNDC) which ceased operation in 2014“According to Professor Parkinson, the rest of UK can learn from this
approach: “We’ve found that development corporations are most effective when they’re locally controlled and focused on regeneration. Alternative types of vehicle are better equipped to deliver major housing settlements. WNDC is a clear example of what can be achieved with the right focus and leadership”.
“From the onset, WNDC recognised that headline projects like Avon Nunn Mills and St Peter’s Waterside wouldn’t regenerate the River Nene on their own. It needed to become a thriving community resource again.”
“Whereas most towns treasure and celebrate their waterways, Northampton’s waterside had long been a forgotten and neglected asset.”
Green Central Belt CompanyCompany Limited by Guarantee- Stakeholders (not mutually exclusive)
– Councils, Land-owners, Occupiers, Investors, Developer/Managers
- Tenure– Contractual use: no lease/licence, tenancy,
sale- Governance
– Nondominium – stakeholders have agreed veto rights, not dominant rights
- Innovative Financing & Funding necessary
Financing - for short/medium term, high risk development of new assets
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Funding - for long term, low risk use of newly complete or existing assets
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Development as a Service - Capital Partnership
Green Central Belt Company
Contractors
DevelopmentInvestors
ProfessionalDevelopers
% %
Financing
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A Capital Partnership is not an Organisation
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It does not own anything, do anything, employ anyone, or contract with anyone
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It is simply a framework agreement within which the stakeholders self organise
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Conventional property development is a transaction model: developer as middleman
DeveloperLand
OwnerProperty
Buyer
£ £
PropertyBuyer
£
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Buy, Borrow, Build and B...er Off...
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Financed by Equity (ownership) and Debt (from credit institutions aka banks)
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Capital Partnership offers a new approach to financing
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Land-owners may sell land to GCB.....
Green Central Belt Company
Land Owners
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...or may invest the value of the land
Green CentralBelt Company
Land OwnerInvestors
Land Owners
Land Value
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Councils invest value of planning gain
Green CentralBelt Company
CouncilInvestors
Land Owners
Value of Planning permission
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Contractors invest at least the profit margin
Green CentralBelt Company
ContractorInvestors
Land Owners
Profit Margin
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Risk-Takers invest £ to cover agreed costs
Green CentralBelt Company
Risk-Taker£ Investors
Land Owners
£
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Developers invest 'Intellectual Capital' of concept and services
Green CentralBelt Company
InvestorsLand-owners, Councils,
Contractors, Risk TakersDevelopers
Land Owners
Value Value
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Affordable Homes are built & occupied
Green Central Belt Company
Investors
Occupiers
Managers
Prepay %
Rental
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Re-financingLong term funding investment repays development finance
Financiers have the option to reinvest development profit as funders eg for their pensions
Prepay - simple but radical funding instrument
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Prepay Rental Credits – returnable in payment for property occupation
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Prepay
Tax
Tax PrepayTax Prepay – credit returnable in payment of taxes
Tax Return – 'stock' part of tally stick returned to Treasury
Rate of Return - rate over time at which stock is returnable for cancellation
eg Prepay £8 for £10 tax - £2 profit 25% pa rate of return- not fixed - depends on existence & quantity of flow
Rental Prepay CreditsCredit returnable in payment for £1.00 of Rent
10,000 Credits sold for £8,000 give a 25% absolute return (£2k profit / £8k investment)
If Rent is £10k pa Rate of Return is 25% pa
If Rent is £5k pa Rate of Return is 12.5% pa
If Rent is £2k pa Rate of Return is 5% pa etc etc
Genuinely affordable rental is set
Green Central Belt Company
Occupiers
Rental
Proportional Share allocated to Management
Green Central Belt Company
Occupiers
Manager
%
Rental
Balance of Rentals available to Investors
Green Central Belt Company
Investors
Occupiers
Managers
% %
Rental
Prepay Credits returnable in payment for rentals are created and sold to investors
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Example – Pool of 1,000 homes has affordable rents of £4m pa
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After 25% for maintenance, depreciation £3m pa is available for funding
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Debt: £3m pa will fund <£40m debt over 20 years at 5% compound interest
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Prepay Rental Credits1/ £3m pa funds £75m investment over 50 yrs as follows:- Sell 150m £1.00 credits at 50p- 3m credits returned per year for 50 years at constant rent- £75m profit over 50 years = 1.5% rate of return pa
2/ £3m funds £40m investment over 33 yrs as follows:- Sell 100m credits at 40p- 3m credits returned pa for 33.3 years- £60m profit over 33.3 years = 1.8% rate of return paNote – no compound interest, but if rents increase so does rate of return
Rental Credits – value proposition for Investors not dissimilar to a REIT
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Except that, crucially, Rental Credits are returnable in payment for rent
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Rental Credits – as rental levels rise or fall rate of return increases or falls
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Occupiers are natural buyers and acquire rental credits by paying rent in advance
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Occupiers who care for their property may receive 'Sweat Equity' rental credits
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Summary – Green Central BeltEco development zone centred on Central Belt canalsDevelopment permitted subject to membership of
Green Central Belt Company as follows:- least carbon fuel cost development- high standards of design- co-ownership Nondominium tenure- investment available from development financiers &
long term funders- Councils exercise supervisory planning power/quality
control/standard setting
Outcome – Green Central BeltRegeneration of post-industrial land along routeAffordable, high quality, energy efficient homesNew asset classes for local investors- medium risk/term development investment- low risk, long term investment in affordable homesNew policy options available- care credits for land use credits- local dividends- land loans replace mortgagesSustainable development-as-a-service
21st Century problems cannot be solved with 20th century solutions.........
…....21st century solutions pre-date modern finance
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