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Sell your land outright in South Ockendon

If you own land near South Ockendon, 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 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.

  • No commission: we're the buyer
  • Independent advice encouraged
  • We fund the planning work

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Where South Ockendon sits

South Ockendon (RM15) sits in OS grid square TQ58, some 19 miles west of Southend-on-Sea. Sites between here and Grays or Dartford are just as much of interest to us.

Metropolitan Green Belt covers the south and west of the county, while mid and north Essex have larger areas of farmland around growing towns.

TownSouth Ockendon
CountyEssex
CountryEngland
Postcode districtRM15
OS grid squareTQ58
Nearest towns we coverGrays (3 mi), Hornchurch (4 mi), Dartford (5 mi)
Distance from Southend-on-SeaAbout 19 miles 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?

  • Owners who want a clean break
  • Businesses relocating from a site
  • 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.

Title

Clean, registered title keeps an unconditional sale simple.

Vacant possession

Land free of tenants and occupiers completes more easily.

Deposit

A deposit is usually paid on exchange, with the balance on completion.

Land near South Ockendon that an outright land sale suits

Land with planning permission in South Ockendon

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

Green belt and grey belt land in South Ockendon

Possible where there is already some development or a firm planning prospect.

Land for affordable homes in South Ockendon

Possible once an exception scheme has permission.

Garden land and backland in South Ockendon

Suits garden plots that already have planning permission.

What happens next

  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. The legal work

    Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.

What England's rules mean for your land

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.

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

  • The address or postcode
  • A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters

Questions from landowners near South Ockendon

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.

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.

Do you cover the villages around South Ockendon?

Yes. Villages between South Ockendon, Grays and Hornchurch often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.

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