S106 §1:100 · vendor

ARGUS Developer (Altus Group)

Reviewed by Chartered Planner (MRTPI) and Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) · 2026-06-21
Direct answer · 48 words
ARGUS Developer is the long-standing committee-facing residual appraisal and cashflow tool, owned by Altus Group. Pricing is quote-only via direct negotiation with Altus; no published list rate exists. Review-site characterisations of cost are third-party inferences and are not relied on here.

Pricing position

Quote only; pricing requires direct negotiation with Altus. Source: altusgroup.com/solutions/argus-developer (verified 2026-06-21).

No public pricing disclosed; widely characterised on review sites as expensive vs SME-focused alternatives. Sister product ARGUS EstateMaster also subscription-only.

Altus does not publish a list price. The estimator therefore does not carry an inferred rate for ARGUS Developer.

Cashflow engine for S106 phasing

S106 obligations enter ARGUS Developer as triggered cashflow lines tied to per-period sales rates, occupation milestones, or specified dates. The model surfaces the NPV impact of front-loaded versus back-loaded contribution timing, which is material for build-to-rent and long-phase residential.

Desktop versus cloud

ARGUS Developer remains a desktop product within the Altus ARGUS stack. Altus has progressively moved cashflow and portfolio modelling into the broader ARGUS Cloud product set; the desktop appraisal product is the established committee-grade tool.

Training overhead

Realistically several weeks of training plus mentor review of the first committee submission for a junior surveyor. Altus offers a training programme; the certification is a recognised gating step for the junior surveyor career path.

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