Sell your land outright in Harlow
If you own land in or around Harlow, outright purchase is one of four ways you can sell it to us. Here's how it works and when it makes sense.
If certainty matters more than squeezing out the highest possible figure, an outright purchase is usually the right route.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- Independent advice encouraged
- We fund the planning work
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Where Harlow sits
Our appraisals for Harlow start with the CM17 postcode district and the OS grid square TL41, then widen out to Hoddesdon, Bishops Stortford and Waltham Abbey, all within about 8 miles.
| Town | Harlow |
|---|---|
| County | Essex |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | CM17 |
| OS grid square | TL41 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Hoddesdon (5 mi), Bishops Stortford (7 mi), Waltham Abbey (8 mi) |
| Distance from Southend-on-Sea | About 31 miles north-west |
| 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?
- Owners who want a clean break
- 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
Planning risk
Without permission, the price reflects the chance planning is refused.
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.
Costs
You normally pay your own legal costs on a straightforward sale.
Land near Harlow that an outright land sale suits
Large strategic sites in Harlow
Rare on unallocated strategic land, but possible at a risk-adjusted price.
Farmland and agricultural land in Harlow
A clean sale at farmland value plus any hope value we can justify.
Garage sites in Harlow
Suits sites with consent or owners who want a clean exit.
Brownfield land in Harlow
We take on the site and its problems for an agreed price.
From first call to completion
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.
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.
Awkward details we deal with
You need the money by a certain date
Tell us at the start. We'll be honest about whether that's achievable.
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
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Any planning applications or letters
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
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.
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 I still benefit if you get planning later?
Yes, if we agree an overage clause in the contract.
How do I get an offer for land in Harlow?
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.
Outright purchase near Harlow
Other land types and routes
- 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 Harlow
- Outright purchase in Essex
Get a straight answer about your land
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.