Joint ventures on land in Lower Earley
For owners in Lower Earley and the RG6 area, a land joint venture is worth understanding before you talk to any buyer, including us.
If you'd like to see your land become homes, and stay involved while it happens, a joint venture may suit you.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Land around Lower Earley
Our appraisals for Lower Earley start with the RG6 postcode district and the OS grid square SU77, then widen out to Reading, Wokingham and Crowthorne, all within about 7 miles.
The Thames valley towns are under steady pressure for new homes. Much of east Berkshire is Metropolitan Green Belt, and the west takes in part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.
| Town | Lower Earley |
|---|---|
| County | Berkshire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | RG6 |
| OS grid square | SU77 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Reading (3 mi), Wokingham (4 mi), Crowthorne (7 mi) |
| Distance from Reading | About 3 miles south-east |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | Over time, as homes are built and sold |
| Planning costs | Shared or ours, as agreed |
Is a land joint venture right for your land?
- Families and estates with a long-term view
- Sites where we'd aim to build the homes ourselves
- Owners comfortable sharing risk as well as reward
- Sites suitable for phased delivery
If you'd like to see your land become homes, and stay involved while it happens, a joint venture may suit you.
How the money works
Structure
Land price plus profit share, a partnership or a company: each has different tax and legal effects.
Timing
Returns arrive as homes sell, which can take years.
Control
Agreements set who decides what, and what happens if you disagree.
Exit
Agreements should say what happens if either side wants out.
Land near Lower Earley that a land joint venture suits
Development land in Lower Earley
Worth discussing if you want a share of the finished development value.
Land with planning permission in Lower Earley
An option if you would like a share of the profit from building the homes.
Green belt and grey belt land in Lower Earley
An option for owners prepared to wait and share in the result.
Garage sites in Lower Earley
Possible for larger courts.
From first call to completion
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
We put an offer in writing
It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
Rules that apply in England
Planning framework
Planning decisions in England follow the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026, and the local plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. Plans are reviewed periodically, which is when new housing sites are usually allocated.
Tax on the sale
The buyer pays Stamp Duty Land Tax. As the seller you may owe capital gains tax, and some commercial land carries VAT. Take advice from an accountant.
Awkward details we deal with
You're not sure you can afford to wait
Many structures pay part of the land value up front, with the rest as homes sell.
You want to keep part of the land
Joint ventures can cover just part of your holding.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Any planning applications or letters
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Questions from landowners near Lower Earley
What is a land joint venture?
An agreement where you contribute land and we contribute funding, planning and construction, with proceeds shared on agreed terms.
Do I have to put money in?
Not usually. Your contribution is normally the land itself.
Can a joint venture include affordable homes?
Yes. Affordable and social housing can form part of a scheme, and we can talk through how it affects returns.
Do you cover the villages around Lower Earley?
Yes. Villages between Lower Earley, Reading and Wokingham often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
More land we buy in Lower Earley
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Green belt and grey belt land
- Land for affordable homes
- Farmland and agricultural land
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- Garden land and backland
- Infill plots and gap sites
- Small sites
- Garage sites
- Brownfield land
- Redundant commercial and industrial land
- Inherited and probate land
- Landlocked land and access problems
- Outright purchase
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- All land in Lower Earley
- Joint ventures in Berkshire
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Lower Earley
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.