Guides to selling development land
Guides for landowners and agents
How developers value development land: the residual method explained
A plain-English guide to how developers value land with the residual method, what moves the figure up or down and why two offers for a site can differ.
Read the guideWhat makes land developable? The checks that decide a site's future
The checks that decide whether land is developable: access, planning policy, flood risk, ground, utilities, ecology, trees, heritage, title and viability.
Read the guideSelling land with or without planning permission: which suits you?
Should you sell land as it is or get planning first? Compare time, risk, cost, who pays for the application and the deal structures developers use.
Read the guideOption agreements explained: a guide for landowners
How land option agreements work in England and Wales: the premium, option period, longstop, price formula, minimum price and what to negotiate.
Read the guideSubject-to-planning contracts: how conditional land sales work
How subject-to-planning contracts work: deposits, what counts as satisfactory planning, the judicial review wait, longstop dates and appeal rights.
Read the guideJoint ventures with landowners: how sharing the profit works
How landowner joint ventures work: profit share versus priority return, who funds what, the risks you take on, governance and when a JV suits your land.
Read the guideOverage and clawback explained: sharing in future land value
What overage and clawback clauses are, what triggers payment, how they are secured on title, typical periods and the pitfalls landowners should watch for.
Read the guideAccess, visibility splays and ransom strips: what landowners should check
Why access decides whether land is developable: adopted highway, visibility splays, private rights of way, ransom strips and how to check your position.
Read the guideLocal plans and call for sites: how to get your land allocated
How landowners in England and Wales put land forward through a call for sites or LDP candidate sites, what evidence helps and how allocation affects value.
Read the guideGreen Belt and grey belt land: what the August 2026 NPPF means for owners
What grey belt means under the August 2026 NPPF, how the Golden Rules and GB8 affordable housing work, Annex E assessments, and what landowners can do.
Read the guideSelling brownfield land: contamination, registers, PiP and conversions
Selling brownfield land in England or Wales: contamination, brownfield registers, Permission in Principle, vacant building credit and Class MA conversions.
Read the guideSelling part of your garden or a backland plot for development
Selling part of your garden or a backland plot? Access, neighbours, your home's value, title split, lender consent, tax relief and what planners check.
Read the guideSelling farmland or paddocks for development: tenancies, schemes and tax
Selling farmland or paddocks for development in England or Wales: farm tenancies, SFI and Sustainable Farming Scheme agreements, options, overage and tax.
Read the guideFrom offer to completion: what happens when you sell development land
The stages of selling development land, from heads of terms and solicitors to title, searches, surveys, exchange and completion, and what to prepare.
Read the guideIntroducing a site to us: a guide for agents, land finders and consultants
How estate agents, land agents, land finders and consultants should introduce a site: owner authority, data protection, fee agreements and disclosure.
Read the guideSelling development land in Wales: planning, flooding, phosphates and LTT
A landowner's guide to selling development land in Wales: Planning Policy Wales, Future Wales, LDP candidate sites, TAN 15 flood maps, phosphates and LTT.
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