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Sell your land outright in Letchworth Garden City

If you own land near Letchworth Garden City, 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 pressure to decide
  • Independent advice encouraged
  • We fund the planning work

Selling land near Letchworth Garden City?

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Land around Letchworth Garden City

Land around Letchworth Garden City falls under England's planning system. The closest towns we also cover are Hitchin, 3 miles away, and Henlow, 4 miles away, and Watford is 24 miles away.

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

TownLetchworth Garden City
CountyHertfordshire
CountryEngland
Postcode districtSG6
OS grid squareTL23
Nearest towns we coverHitchin (3 mi), Henlow (4 mi), Stevenage (5 mi)
Distance from WatfordAbout 24 miles north
Planning systemNational Planning Policy Framework and local plan
When you're paidOn completion
Planning costsOurs, after completion
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When an outright land sale suits land near Letchworth Garden City

  • Land with planning permission already granted
  • Executors winding up an estate
  • Businesses relocating from a site
  • Sites where any hope value is modest

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

Planning risk

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

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 Letchworth Garden City that an outright land sale suits

Green belt and grey belt land in Letchworth Garden City

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

Garden land and backland in Letchworth Garden City

Suits garden plots that already have planning permission.

Infill plots and gap sites in Letchworth Garden City

Simple where permission already exists.

Garage sites in Letchworth Garden City

Suits sites with consent or owners who want a clean exit.

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. You get a written offer

    With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.

  4. Solicitors complete the sale

    Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.

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.

When the land isn't straightforward

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 plan, or a screenshot from an online map
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • Details of any tenants or grazing agreements

Questions from landowners near Letchworth Garden City

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.

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.

How do I get an offer for land in Letchworth Garden City?

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.

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