Sell your land outright in Colchester
We offer an outright land sale on land across Essex, including sites around Colchester, Sudbury and Clacton-on-Sea.
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.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Colchester?
We'll check the title and planning, then call you.
Land around Colchester
The land we're most interested in near Colchester sits on the edge of the built-up area or in the villages towards Sudbury (13 miles) and Clacton-on-Sea (13 miles).
Metropolitan Green Belt covers the south and west of the county, while mid and north Essex have larger areas of farmland around growing towns.
| Town | Colchester |
|---|---|
| County | Essex |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | CO1 |
| OS grid square | TL92 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Sudbury (13 mi), Clacton-on-Sea (13 mi), Witham (13 mi) |
| Distance from Southend-on-Sea | About 26 miles north |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | On completion |
| Planning costs | Ours, after completion |
Is an outright land sale right for your land?
- Land with planning permission already granted
- Land with a registered title and no disputes
- Sites where any hope value is modest
- Owners who've had a sale fall through
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.
The terms that matter
Overage
Adding an overage clause can let you share in later uplift after an outright sale.
Vacant possession
Land free of tenants and occupiers completes more easily.
Deposit
A deposit is usually paid on exchange, with the balance on completion.
Costs
You normally pay your own legal costs on a straightforward sale.
Land near Colchester that an outright land sale suits
Development land in Colchester
Best where permission is already granted and the title is clean.
Garden land and backland in Colchester
Suits garden plots that already have planning permission.
Brownfield land in Colchester
We take on the site and its problems for an agreed price.
Landlocked land and access problems in Colchester
At a price that reflects the access risk we take on.
What happens next
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
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.
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.
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.
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
- Your title number, if you know it
- How soon you'd ideally like to sell
Questions from landowners near Colchester
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.
Can I still benefit if you get planning later?
Yes, if we agree an overage clause 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 Colchester?
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.
Other land in Colchester
- 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
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- Joint ventures
- All land in Colchester
- Outright purchase in Essex
Get a straight answer about your land
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.