How we work
Concept to completion, and beyond.
A clear, six-stage process that keeps you informed and keeps the project on programme and on budget.
Six stages
Most firms stop at handover. We keep going.
Stage six is where the MAI group is different: MAI Housing can let and manage the finished homes.
- Stage 01
Quotation & feasibility
We visit, listen and price the job in detail — or tell you honestly if the numbers don't work.
- Site visit and brief
- Itemised quotation
- Feasibility and appraisal
- Programme outline
- Stage 02
Design & planning
We coordinate architects and engineers and steer the scheme through planning.
- Architect and engineer coordination
- Planning application support
- Buildability reviews
- Specification agreed
- Stage 03
Regulations & procurement
Building control, party walls and long-lead materials sorted before we start.
- Building regulations approval
- Party wall agreements
- Materials ordered early
- Trades booked and briefed
- Stage 04
The build
Our site lead runs the job every day, with weekly updates you can actually read.
- Daily site management
- Weekly progress reports
- Quality inspections
- Change control in writing
- Stage 05
Handover
Snagging, certificates and a proper walk-through before the keys are yours.
- Pre-handover snagging
- Certificates and warranties
- Operation manuals
- Aftercare visit
- Stage 06
Management
If you're letting, our management team takes over — and already knows the building.
- Tenant find and vetting
- Rent collection
- Maintenance by our trades
- Compliance calendar
The build stage, for real
Lancaster Road, from scaffold to keys.
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Scaffold up
Full scaffold and a temporary roof go up so the house stays dry while the old roof comes off.
Our promises
What you can hold us to
On time, on budget
A realistic programme agreed up front, and change control in writing.
The highest standards
Safety, quality and sustainability checked at every stage.
One accountable team
One person who knows your project end to end.
Here afterwards
Snagging visits, warranties, and MAI Housing ready to let and manage.