Sell your land outright in Portslade
If you own land near Portslade, you may be wondering whether an outright land sale would suit you. The answer depends on your land's planning prospects and how soon you want to be paid.
An outright sale means you're paid on completion and the land, and its risks, become ours.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- We fund the planning work
Selling land near Portslade?
Free, no-obligation appraisal.
Land around Portslade
The land we're most interested in near Portslade sits on the edge of the built-up area or in the villages towards Hove (2 miles) and Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles).
Much of the county lies in the South Downs National Park or the High Weald National Landscape, which limits greenfield development outside the towns.
| Town | Portslade |
|---|---|
| County | East Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | BN41 |
| OS grid square | TQ20 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Hove (2 mi), Shoreham-by-Sea (3 mi), Brighton (3 mi) |
| Distance from Brighton | About 3 miles west |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | On completion |
| Planning costs | Ours, after completion |
When an outright land sale suits land near Portslade
- Land with planning permission already granted
- Businesses relocating from a site
- Land with a registered title and no disputes
- Sites where any hope value is modest
If certainty matters more than squeezing out the highest possible figure, an outright purchase is usually the right route.
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.
Vacant possession
Land free of tenants and occupiers completes more easily.
Land near Portslade that an outright land sale suits
Land with planning permission in Portslade
The usual route for consented land: agree a price, then exchange and complete.
Building plots in Portslade
The usual route for plots with permission.
Brownfield land in Portslade
We take on the site and its problems for an agreed price.
Inherited and probate land in Portslade
A clean, certain sale that lets the estate be wound up.
From first call to completion
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
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.
Planning and legal points for land in East Sussex
Land registration
Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.
Awkward details we deal with
You think the land might get planning later
An overage clause can pay you a share of any future uplift.
You need the money by a certain date
Tell us at the start. We'll be honest about whether that's achievable.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- 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
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.
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.
Do you cover the villages around Portslade?
Yes. Villages between Portslade, Hove and Shoreham-by-Sea often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Also near Portslade
More land we buy in Portslade
- 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
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- Joint ventures
- All land in Portslade
- Outright purchase in East Sussex
Ready to talk about your land in Portslade?
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.