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Sell your land outright in Chelmsford

For owners in Chelmsford and the CM1 area, an outright land sale is worth understanding before you talk to any buyer, including us.

This is the route for land with planning permission, for executors who need to wind up an estate, and for anyone who'd rather not wait.

  • Figures explained, so you can check them
  • No pressure to decide
  • We fund the planning work

Tell us about your land

We'll check the title and planning, then call you.

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Chelmsford at a glance

From Chelmsford, it's 8 miles to Billericay and 9 miles to Witham. We buy land across that whole stretch of Essex, not only within the town.

TownChelmsford
CountyEssex
CountryEngland
Postcode districtCM1
OS grid squareTL70
Nearest towns we coverBillericay (8 mi), Witham (9 mi), Maldon (9 mi)
Distance from Southend-on-SeaAbout 17 miles north-west
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
  • Sites where any hope value is modest
  • Owners who've had a sale fall through

An outright sale means you're paid on completion and the land, and its risks, become ours.

The terms that matter

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.

Overage

Adding an overage clause can let you share in later uplift after an outright sale.

Title

Clean, registered title keeps an unconditional sale simple.

Land near Chelmsford that an outright land sale suits

Development land in Chelmsford

Best where permission is already granted and the title is clean.

Land with planning permission in Chelmsford

The usual route for consented land: agree a price, then exchange and complete.

Building plots in Chelmsford

The usual route for plots with permission.

Garage sites in Chelmsford

Suits sites with consent or owners who want a clean exit.

How a sale works

  1. Tell us about your land

    Send the postcode or address and a rough size.

  2. We do the homework

    We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.

  3. We put an offer in writing

    It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.

  4. Solicitors complete the sale

    Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.

Planning and legal points for land in Essex

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 rough size, in acres or hectares
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • Photos of the land and its access

Questions from landowners near Chelmsford

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.

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.

How do I get an offer for land in Chelmsford?

Use the form on this page or call 0800 088 6248. Tell us the postcode, the rough size and anything you know about planning, and we'll come back to you.

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