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Sell your land outright in Bishops Stortford

Before you agree an outright land sale on land near Bishops Stortford, it helps to know exactly when you'd be paid, who carries the planning risk and how the price is set.

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

  • No commission: we're the buyer
  • No pressure to decide
  • Independent advice encouraged

Selling land near Bishops Stortford?

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Where Bishops Stortford sits

From Bishops Stortford, it's 7 miles to Harlow and 10 miles to Hoddesdon. We buy land across that whole stretch of Hertfordshire, not only within the town.

Most of the county is Metropolitan Green Belt, which makes land with genuine development prospects scarce and keenly contested.

TownBishops Stortford
CountyHertfordshire
CountryEngland
Postcode districtCM23
OS grid squareTL42
Nearest towns we coverHarlow (7 mi), Hoddesdon (10 mi), Hertford (11 mi)
Distance from WatfordAbout 28 miles north-east
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
  • Land with a registered title and no disputes
  • 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.

What to check in an outright land sale

Planning risk

Without permission, the price reflects the chance planning is refused.

Title

Clean, registered title keeps an unconditional sale simple.

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 Bishops Stortford that an outright land sale suits

Development land in Bishops Stortford

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

Land for affordable homes in Bishops Stortford

Possible once an exception scheme has permission.

Paddocks and equestrian land in Bishops Stortford

A clean sale reflecting grazing and any hope value.

Brownfield land in Bishops Stortford

We take on the site and its problems for an agreed price.

From first call to completion

  1. Tell us about your land

    Send the postcode or address and a rough size.

  2. We check it properly

    Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.

  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.

Planning and legal points for land in Hertfordshire

Land registration

Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.

Common problems, and how we handle them

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

  • 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

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.

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 Bishops Stortford?

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.

Also near Bishops Stortford

Other land types and routes

Find out what we'd pay for your land near Bishops Stortford

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