Sell your land outright in Chatham
Choosing how to sell matters as much as choosing who to sell to. For land near Chatham, an outright land sale trades certainty and timing in a particular way.
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
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Chatham?
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Where Chatham sits
The land we're most interested in near Chatham sits on the edge of the built-up area or in the villages towards Gillingham (1 mile) and Rochester (1 mile).
| Town | Chatham |
|---|---|
| County | Kent |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | ME4 |
| OS grid square | TQ76 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Gillingham (1 mi), Rochester (1 mi), Strood (2 mi) |
| Distance from Maidstone | About 8 miles north |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | On completion |
| Planning costs | Ours, after completion |
Who an outright land sale works best for
- Land with planning permission already granted
- Owners who want a clean break
- Land with a registered title and no disputes
- Sites where any hope value is modest
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.
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 Chatham that an outright land sale suits
Large strategic sites in Chatham
Rare on unallocated strategic land, but possible at a risk-adjusted price.
Building plots in Chatham
The usual route for plots with permission.
Redundant commercial and industrial land in Chatham
A clean exit for business owners, sometimes with a short leaseback.
Landlocked land and access problems in Chatham
At a price that reflects the access risk we take on.
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.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Rules that apply in England
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 rough size, in acres or hectares
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
Questions from landowners near Chatham
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.
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 you pull out after exchange?
No. An unconditional exchange is legally binding on both sides.
Do you cover the villages around Chatham?
Yes. Villages between Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Also near Chatham
Other land in Chatham
- 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 Chatham
- Outright purchase in Kent
Get a straight answer about your land
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.