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Sell your land outright in Hitchin

Choosing how to sell matters as much as choosing who to sell to. For land near Hitchin, an outright land sale trades certainty and timing in a particular way.

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

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

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

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Free and no obligation. We're the buyer, so there's no commission.

Where Hitchin sits

Hitchin (SG4) sits in OS grid square TL12, some 21 miles north of Watford. Sites between here and Letchworth Garden City or Henlow are just as much of interest to us.

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

TownHitchin
CountyHertfordshire
CountryEngland
Postcode districtSG4
OS grid squareTL12
Nearest towns we coverLetchworth Garden City (3 mi), Stevenage (5 mi), Henlow (6 mi)
Distance from WatfordAbout 21 miles north
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

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

What to check in an outright land sale

Speed

A faster sale can mean a lower price than a conditional deal that waits for permission.

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 Hitchin that an outright land sale suits

Land without planning permission in Hitchin

Certainty now, at a price that reflects the planning risk we take on.

Building plots in Hitchin

The usual route for plots with permission.

Brownfield land in Hitchin

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

Inherited and probate land in Hitchin

A clean, certain sale that lets the estate be wound up.

What happens next

  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 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 plan, or a screenshot from an online map
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
  • How soon you'd ideally like to sell

Questions from landowners near Hitchin

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.

Do you cover the villages around Hitchin?

Yes. Villages between Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City and Stevenage often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.

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