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Sell your land outright in Downham Market

For owners in Downham Market and the PE38 area, an outright land sale is worth understanding before you talk to any buyer, including us.

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.

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  • Figures explained, so you can check them
  • No pressure to decide

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Downham Market at a glance

From Downham Market, it's 10 miles to King's Lynn and 10 miles to Wisbech. We buy land across that whole stretch of Norfolk, not only within the town.

Mainly arable farmland, with the Broads in the east and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape. Nutrient rules have affected new housing in parts of the county.

TownDownham Market
CountyNorfolk
CountryEngland
Postcode districtPE38
OS grid squareTF60
Nearest towns we coverKing's Lynn (10 mi), Wisbech (10 mi), March (13 mi)
Distance from NorwichAbout 38 miles west
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 Downham Market

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

If certainty matters more than squeezing out the highest possible figure, an outright purchase is usually the right route.

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.

Vacant possession

Land free of tenants and occupiers completes more easily.

Costs

You normally pay your own legal costs on a straightforward sale.

Land near Downham Market that an outright land sale suits

Development land in Downham Market

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

Building plots in Downham Market

The usual route for plots with permission.

Garage sites in Downham Market

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

Brownfield land in Downham Market

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

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.

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.

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

  • A rough size, in acres or hectares
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • Photos of the land and its access

Questions from landowners near Downham Market

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 I still benefit if you get planning later?

Yes, if we agree an overage clause in the contract.

How do I get an offer for land in Downham Market?

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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