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Sell your land outright in Chester-le-Street

We offer an outright land sale on land across County Durham, including sites around Chester-le-Street, Washington and Houghton-le-Spring.

An outright purchase, or unconditional sale, is a sale where we agree a price, exchange contracts and complete without waiting for planning permission. It's the quickest and most certain way to sell, but the price reflects the planning risk the buyer takes on.

  • Figures explained, so you can check them
  • Independent advice encouraged
  • We fund the planning work

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Free and no obligation. We're the buyer, so there's no commission.

Land around Chester-le-Street

From Chester-le-Street, it's 4 miles to Washington and 5 miles to Houghton-le-Spring. We buy land across that whole stretch of County Durham, not only within the town.

TownChester-le-Street
CountyCounty Durham
CountryEngland
Postcode districtDH3
OS grid squareNZ25
Nearest towns we coverWashington (4 mi), Houghton-le-Spring (5 mi), Stanley (5 mi)
Distance from DarlingtonAbout 23 miles north
Planning systemNational Planning Policy Framework and local plan
When you're paidOn completion
Planning costsOurs, after completion
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Is an outright land sale right for your land?

  • Land with planning permission already granted
  • Owners who want a clean break
  • Executors winding up an estate
  • Businesses relocating from a site

If certainty matters more than squeezing out the highest possible figure, an outright purchase is usually the right route.

How the money works

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.

Vacant possession

Land free of tenants and occupiers completes more easily.

Costs

You normally pay your own legal costs on a straightforward sale.

Land near Chester-le-Street that an outright land sale suits

Land without planning permission in Chester-le-Street

Certainty now, at a price that reflects the planning risk we take on.

Land for affordable homes in Chester-le-Street

Possible once an exception scheme has permission.

Infill plots and gap sites in Chester-le-Street

Simple where permission already exists.

Small sites in Chester-le-Street

Simple where permission exists or you need certainty now.

How a sale works

  1. Tell us about your land

    Send the postcode or address and a rough size.

  2. We check it properly

    Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.

  3. You get a written offer

    With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.

  4. The legal work

    Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.

Rules that apply in England

Land registration

Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.

Common problems, and how we handle them

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

  • The address or postcode
  • A rough size, in acres or hectares
  • A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
  • Photos of the land and its access

Questions from landowners near Chester-le-Street

What is an outright land sale?

A sale with no conditions such as planning permission. Once contracts are exchanged, both sides are committed to complete on the agreed date.

Does an outright sale pay the most?

Usually not, for land without permission. You're trading some price for speed and certainty. A conditional deal or option may pay more but takes longer.

Can you pull out after exchange?

No. An unconditional exchange is legally binding on both sides.

Do you cover the villages around Chester-le-Street?

Yes. Villages between Chester-le-Street, Washington and Houghton-le-Spring often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.

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