Sell your land outright in Berkshire
For landowners in Berkshire, an outright land sale is one of four ways to sell to us. Here's how it works there.
If certainty matters more than squeezing out the highest possible figure, an outright purchase is usually the right route.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in Berkshire
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Outright purchase in Berkshire at a glance
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.
| County | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Towns we cover here | 11 |
| Main town | Reading |
| Example postcode districts | GU47, RG1, RG6, RG12, RG14 |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | On completion |
| Timescale | Set mainly by the legal work |
When an outright land sale suits land in Berkshire
- Land with planning permission already granted
- Owners who want a clean break
- Executors winding up an estate
- Businesses relocating from a site
- Land with a registered title and no disputes
An outright sale means you're paid on completion and the land, and its risks, become ours.
What to check in an outright land sale
Planning risk
Without permission, the price reflects the chance planning is refused.
Speed
A faster sale can mean a lower price than a conditional deal that waits for permission.
Title
Clean, registered title keeps an unconditional sale simple.
Deposit
A deposit is usually paid on exchange, with the balance on completion.
Land an outright land sale works for in Berkshire
Development land in Berkshire
Best where permission is already granted and the title is clean.
Land with planning permission in Berkshire
The usual route for consented land: agree a price, then exchange and complete.
Land for affordable homes in Berkshire
Possible once an exception scheme has permission.
Building plots in Berkshire
The usual route for plots with permission.
Redundant commercial and industrial land in Berkshire
A clean exit for business owners, sometimes with a short leaseback.
Inherited and probate land in Berkshire
A clean, certain sale that lets the estate be wound up.
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.
What England's rules mean for your land
Land registration
Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.
When the land isn't straightforward
You think the land might get planning later
An overage clause can pay you a share of any future uplift.
A previous buyer pulled out
With an unconditional exchange, we're legally committed to complete.
Useful to send us
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Any planning applications or letters
- Photos of the land and its access
- How soon you'd ideally like to sell
Questions from landowners in Berkshire
How fast can an outright sale complete?
It depends on the title, searches and how quickly both solicitors work. Straightforward registered land can move quickly; we won't promise a date before seeing the title.
When do I get paid?
Normally a deposit at exchange and the balance at completion, as set out in the contract.
Can you pull out after exchange?
No. An unconditional exchange is legally binding on both sides.
Do you buy land in Berkshire?
Yes. We consider land across Berkshire, from Reading to the smaller towns and villages. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, and we'll tell you either way.
Outright purchase by town in Berkshire
Find out what we'd pay for your land in Berkshire
Send the postcode and a rough size and we'll come back with a straight answer.