Our Story
Independent RICS Chartered Surveyors specialising in Development Viability, S106 Negotiation, and Development Appraisals across London, the Home Counties, and the South East.
“The Roscoe Group is a multi-disciplinary Chartered Surveyors with a vision to provide a dynamic and modern approach to complex services across London and the Home Counties whose ambition is to ensure your development proposals are deliverable.”
RICS Regulated Firm
MRICS & RICS Registered Valuer
Independent SME Viability Specialist
From Savills to Independent SME Champion
Following completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Property Development and Planning, Max Pickett completed his Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) to become a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and a RICS Registered Valuer at Lambert Smith Hampton.
Upon qualifying, Max focused on development land valuation and financial appraisals before joining Savills’ London Residential Development Team. There, he spent five years specialising exclusively in Financial Viability in Planning, negotiating complex policy requirements across major residential and commercial schemes.
In 2021, Max established Roscoe Group Chartered Surveyors to address a clear gap in the market: providing SME developers with the same high-caliber, evidence-backed viability expertise typically reserved for major corporate PLCs.
Today, Roscoe Group specialises in protecting developer profit margins, unlocking stalled sites, and negotiating deliverable planning permissions with local authorities across London, the Home Counties, and the South East.
Our Approach
“Our approach is fundamentally pragmatic. We understand the severe economic pressures facing housebuilders in today’s market, where rigid local policy can frequently stall viable schemes. We specialise in robustly challenging policy status quos through evidence-based valuation, ensuring your scheme remains both deliverable and commercially profitable.”
Tier-One ExpertiseBig-four consultancy experience (Savills) applied specifically to the commercial realities of SME schemes.
RICS Valuation AuthorityIndependent, accredited reporting that carries maximum credibility with council assessors and district valuers.
Commercial ProtectivenessUncompromising focus on protecting developer profit margins and removing unviable S106 burdens.
Discuss Your Scheme Directly with Max
Have a site facing planning viability or S106 challenges? Request a confidential initial review.
Direct representation by Max Pickett MRICS
Initial feedback provided within 2 hours
100% Confidential Site Review
Whether you are preparing a new planning submission or looking to vary an existing S106 agreement, we assess your development economics against local council land benchmarks to unlock deliverable margins.