Business Services
Client Services
Holiday Ownership Services
Services for Developers and Marketers
As well as our highly professional Trustee services, there are numerous additional services we are able to offer to our Developer clients who work within the holiday ownership industry.
One of our most popular services for Developers and Marketers is our Stakeholder & Escrow Service. Below, we have listed some of the additional services we can offer to developers and marketers; however, for more detailed information, or to arrange a meeting, please do not hesitate to contact us by email enquiries@hutchtrust.co.uk
- Escrow & Stakeholder Services
- Maintenance Fee Collection Service
- Corporate Services
- Organization of General Meetings of Clubs and Resorts
- Currency Transactions
Consultancy services
With over 25 years experience in the holiday ownership industry, Hutchinson is able to professionally evaluate new projects and discuss their feasibility. Due to our long international experience, we have legal contacts in the many countries where we have developer clients, enabling us to assist new developers in ensuring they comply with local legislation. We can also assist new developers with introductions to specialist in the field of Sales and Marketing, Resort Management and Consumer Finance.
If you are new to the industry, then we normally recommend that you take up our General Consultancy module which comprises of the following elements:
- Initial project / product identification meetings – stressing the importance of flexibility and getting the right structure / models in place at the beginning and building on past experience of where others went wrong.
- Inspection visits to project and findings report.
- Shared leisure legal structures – models / options available, which structure best suits the project / product. We have specialist knowledge in three main areas:
- Timeshare / Vacation Club (weeks / points) / Mixed use developments
- Fractional schemes
- Other structures e.g. PRC; Hotel Investment Schemes; Real Estate Investment schemes
- Trustee Services: presentations on the various options available, their advantages and disadvantages.
- Preparation of business plans, project / product feasibility reports with recommendations.
- Prepare detailed budgets and forecasts for whole resort projects, incorporating (inter alia) cost of marketing and sales programs, integrated profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and cash flow forecasts and the calculation of Maintenance fees.
- Introduction to third party strategic partners e.g. Sales & Marketing specialist – Consultants / Sales & Marketing teams; Legal advice in UK / Spain / India / Thailand / China; Exchange Companies; Finance Companies; Resort Management; Systems integration and software services.
We can also offer specialist modules in the following areas:
- Holiday ownership legal Trust structures & Project Documentation
- Escrow & Stakeholder Services
- Project Administration
- Ancillary services:
- UK & Spain Company formations and company administration
- Inventory Reporting
- Management Charge invoicing, collection, reconciliation
- Provision of credibility marketing materials
- Translations
- Large and small currency transactions
Industry Bodies
Hutchinson is proud to be associated to the following industry related trade bodies and organizations:
Trade Associations
Resort Development Organization (RDO) www.rdo.org
American Resort Development Association www.arda.org
Thai Vacation Ownership Association www.tvoa.org
Exchange Organisations
Dial An Exchange: www.dialanexchange.com
RCI: www.rci.com and for resort affiliate information visit http://europe.rciaffiliates.com
Interval International: www.intervalworld.com and for developers www.resortdeveloper.com