Chignal Properties is a proactive development company dedicated to building bigger returns for investors. We look beyond the face value of bricks and mortar to the core potential of what a property could be worth if value is added through re-configuration, change of usage, refurbishment or re-marketing. We use both resources and resourcefulness to add that value element, creating new opportunities for investors to maximise the return on their investment, whether they are looking for short-term gain or long-term income.Making money out of property was relatively straightforward during the boom years. Today it is a very different story. Successful development requires a marketer's insight into what people want and a fund manager's astuteness to balance risk with return. We invest in residential property where there is a clear market demand, social developments designed to benefit the whole community and commercial properties where we can add value through refurbishment or change of usage. We also provide a unique "lifeline" service, designed to maintain the value in a property, for homeowners facing difficulties selling their homes due to adverse situations such as subsidence, probate, divorce, mortgage arrears and the threat of repossession. We operate mainly in Essex and provide opportunities for investors with £25,000 or more, to invest in property. We prefer to invest jointly with our investors because it means we share the risk, we share the profits and we treat the money like it's our own. There is no better safeguard for your investment, or our own.