Sell your land outright in Washington
If you own land near Washington, 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.
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.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Washington?
We'll check the title and planning, then call you.
Where Washington sits
Our appraisals for Washington start with the NE37 postcode district and the OS grid square NZ35, then widen out to Chester-le-Street, Felling and Houghton-le-Spring, all within about 5 miles.
Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead and the surrounding boroughs, with brownfield land in the urban core and green belt on the fringe.
| Town | Washington |
|---|---|
| County | Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | NE37 |
| OS grid square | NZ35 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Chester-le-Street (4 mi), Felling (4 mi), Houghton-le-Spring (5 mi) |
| Distance from Newcastle upon Tyne | About 6 miles south-east |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | On completion |
| Planning costs | Ours, after completion |
Is an outright land sale right for your land?
- Land with planning permission already granted
- Owners who want a clean break
- Executors winding up an estate
- Land with a registered title and no disputes
An outright sale means you're paid on completion and the land, and its risks, become ours.
How the money works
Overage
Adding an overage clause can let you share in later uplift after an outright sale.
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 Washington that an outright land sale suits
Development land in Washington
Best where permission is already granted and the title is clean.
Land for affordable homes in Washington
Possible once an exception scheme has permission.
Building plots in Washington
The usual route for plots with permission.
Small sites in Washington
Simple where permission exists or you need certainty now.
How a sale works
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
We do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
We put an offer in writing
It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
Planning and legal points for land in Tyne and Wear
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
- The address or postcode
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Your title number, if you know it
- Photos of the land and its access
Your questions answered
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.
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.
Can I still benefit if you get planning later?
Yes, if we agree an overage clause in the contract.
Do you cover the villages around Washington?
Yes. Villages between Washington, Chester-le-Street and Felling often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Other land in Washington
- 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 Washington
- Outright purchase in Tyne and Wear
Get a straight answer about your land
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.