Joint ventures on land in Portsmouth
For owners in Portsmouth and the PO5 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 commission: we're the buyer
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Portsmouth?
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Where Portsmouth sits
From Portsmouth, it's 2 miles to Gosport and 5 miles to Fareham. We buy land across that whole stretch of Hampshire, not only within the town.
| Town | Portsmouth |
|---|---|
| County | Hampshire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | PO5 |
| OS grid square | SU60 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Gosport (2 mi), Fareham (5 mi), Ryde (6 mi) |
| Distance from Southampton | About 15 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 |
When a land joint venture suits land near Portsmouth
- Landowners who want a share in development profit
- Land with planning permission or a strong prospect
- Sites suitable for phased delivery
- Land where affordable or social housing forms part of the scheme
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.
The terms that matter
Risk
You share in downside as well as upside, so independent advice is essential.
Land value
How your land is valued going into the venture matters.
Exit
Agreements should say what happens if either side wants out.
Tax
Joint ventures can change how your proceeds are taxed, so take tax advice first.
Land near Portsmouth that a land joint venture suits
Land with planning permission in Portsmouth
An option if you would like a share of the profit from building the homes.
Land without planning permission in Portsmouth
You keep a stake and share in the value planning creates.
Farmland and agricultural land in Portsmouth
Lets farming families share in development over time.
Paddocks and equestrian land in Portsmouth
Suits owners of larger equestrian yards with redevelopment potential.
How a sale works
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
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.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Planning and legal points for land in Hampshire
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 worried about the risk
You can limit risk through the structure, but not remove it. Take independent advice.
You want to keep part of the land
Joint ventures can cover just part of your holding.
Useful to send us
- The address or postcode
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Your title number, if you know it
- Photos of the land and its access
Common questions
Is a joint venture better than selling?
It can pay more, but you wait longer and share the risk. It suits some owners and not others.
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 Portsmouth?
Yes. Villages between Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Other land in Portsmouth
- 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 Portsmouth
- Joint ventures in Hampshire
Ready to talk about your land in Portsmouth?
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.