Joint ventures on land in Plymouth
For owners in Plymouth and the PL2 area, a land joint venture is worth understanding before you talk to any buyer, including us.
Some landowners want more than a price. A joint venture lets you share in the value of the finished homes, in return for waiting and accepting some risk.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Plymouth?
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Land around Plymouth
Our appraisals for Plymouth start with the PL2 postcode district and the OS grid square SX45, then widen out to Plymstock, Saltash and Paignton, all within about 26 miles.
A large rural county with Dartmoor and part of Exmoor, several national landscapes, and growth centred on Exeter, Plymouth and the market towns.
| Town | Plymouth |
|---|---|
| County | Devon |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | PL2 |
| OS grid square | SX45 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Plymstock (2 mi), Saltash (4 mi), Paignton (26 mi) |
| 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?
- Landowners who want a share in development profit
- Land with planning permission or a strong prospect
- 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.
The terms that matter
Risk
You share in downside as well as upside, so independent advice is essential.
Timing
Returns arrive as homes sell, which can take years.
Control
Agreements set who decides what, and what happens if you disagree.
Land value
How your land is valued going into the venture matters.
Land near Plymouth that a land joint venture suits
Development land in Plymouth
Worth discussing if you want a share of the finished development value.
Land with planning permission in Plymouth
An option if you would like a share of the profit from building the homes.
Large strategic sites in Plymouth
Lets you share in the development value if you can wait for it.
Building plots in Plymouth
Can suit owners who want to share in the home's sale price.
How a sale works
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We check it properly
Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
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.
When the land isn't straightforward
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
- Your title number, if you know it
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
What people ask us about a land joint venture
Do I have to put money in?
Not usually. Your contribution is normally the land itself.
Do I need separate advice?
Yes. You should have your own solicitor and tax adviser before entering a joint venture.
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 buy land in Plymouth?
Yes. We consider land in and around Plymouth and across Devon. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.
Also near Plymouth
Other land types and routes
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- 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 Plymouth
- Joint ventures in Devon
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Plymouth
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.