Houses and flats
Land that could take new homes, from a single plot to a larger scheme.
- Infill and backland
- Garden land with road access
- Brownfield and old yards
For landowners
Got land or a building you are not sure what to do with?
Tell us what you have. We will look at it properly and tell you what we think it could be, with planning or without. If a developer is the right buyer, we will say so. If it is not, we will say that too.
Tell us about the site- Land with planning, land without, and buildings that could change use
- A straight sale, a sale once planning is granted, or a joint venture where you share the finished value
- No obligation. Nobody sees your details without your say so
You may have had a message from Sarah Williams. She makes the first contact. James looks at the sites and speaks to owners. Calls and texts come from 07480 049584, emails from info@thepropertiessolution.co.uk.
Sound familiar
Most owners we speak to are not sure it is worth anything
Which is fair. A plot with no planning, an empty unit, or a big house that costs more than it earns does not look like a development site until someone checks. Tap the one closest to yours.
What we look at
Different sites, different routes
We work with developers who are actively looking, so we start from what they can use. Here is what that tends to mean in practice.
Commercial to residential
Buildings that no longer earn their keep and might work better as homes.
- Offices, shops, banks, pubs
- Light industrial and storage
- Sometimes permitted development, sometimes full planning
Houses with room to work
Larger properties that suit shared living, and existing HMOs an owner wants to move on.
- Large family houses
- Existing licensed HMOs
- Local policy checked first
Consent in hand
If you have permission and do not plan to build, a developer who does may be the better home for it.
- Full or outline permission
- Permissions close to expiry
Where the value often sits
No consent is not the end of it. Many sites only become worth something once someone does the planning work.
- Refused schemes worth a second look
- Land with no application yet
Anything that does not fit
Extensions upwards, mixed use, supported living, awkward shapes. If it is odd, tell us anyway.
- Rooftops and airspace
- Mixed-use buildings
How a deal can work
You are not choosing between selling cheap and doing nothing
Most owners assume there is one way to do this. There are three, and the right one depends on the site and on what you want from it.
1
Sell outright
A developer buys the site for an agreed price. Simple, and done when it completes.
Suits owners who want a clean exit.
2
Sell once planning is granted
A developer agrees to buy, but only completes if planning comes through. The planning risk and cost sit with them, not you.
Suits sites with potential but no consent.
3
Joint venture
You put in the site. The developer puts in the build and the delivery. You share the finished value between you.
Suits owners who want the upside, not just a price.
We will not put a figure on anything until we have looked at the site. Anything we propose will be agreed in writing, and you are free to take your own legal advice at every step.
What happens next
Four steps, and you can stop at any of them
You tell us
The short form above, or a call or text. An address and a few words is enough to start.
We check it
Planning history, local policy, constraints, access and what has sold nearby.
James calls you
An honest view of what it might be, and which route fits. If it is not for us, we say so.
You decide
Only if you want to go ahead do we put it in front of developers, and only with your agreement.
Questions
The ones people usually ask first
How did you get my details?
From public sources. Depending on the site that can be the council planning register, HM Land Registry data or Companies House. We use them to find owners of sites that look like they could be developed, and we write to those owners directly. If you would rather we did not, tell us below or on the phone and we will remove you.
Do I need planning permission to speak to you?
No. Some of the sites we like best have none. We look at whether planning is realistic and what it might be, and we say so plainly if it is not.
Does it cost me anything to find out?
There is no charge for us to look at your site and give you our view. If you decide to go ahead, how everything is paid for will be set out in writing before anything is agreed, so there are no surprises.
Are you an estate agent? Will you put a board up?
No board, no listing and no stream of viewings. We take the site to developers we already know who are looking for something like it. That is a quieter process, and for many sites a better one.
What if I do not want to sell?
That is fine. A joint venture lets you keep a share in the outcome, and plenty of owners just want to know what the site could be before they decide. There is no pressure either way.
Will you pass my details to developers?
Not without asking you first. Your contact details stay with us until you say you are happy for a site to be shown.
Who actually deals with me?
Sarah Williams makes the first contact. James reviews the sites and speaks to owners. Everything comes from 07480 049584 or info@thepropertiessolution.co.uk.
Not sure it is worth a call? That is usually when it is.
Send us the address. It costs nothing to find out what it could be.