Garage courts and yards wanted in Horsforth
We want to hear from owners of garage courts and yards in Horsforth. There is nothing to pay us, and you are under no obligation.
If you own a block of garages or a small service yard, it may be a housing site. We look at the access, the existing tenants and any rights of way across the land.
- Size
- About 1 to 10 homes
- Planning
- Usually without
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Outright or conditional
What garage courts and yards we want near Horsforth
Across Horsforth, lock-up blocks that are half empty can be a better use of land as homes, with parking handled sensibly. Horsforth is in West Yorkshire, about 5 miles north-west of Leeds. Nearby places include Yeadon, Pudsey and Guiseley.
- Lock-up garage blocks, let or empty
- Small service yards and compounds
- Sites reached by a shared drive or lane
- Courts where some garages are let on licences
The South Pennine moors and part of the Peak District National Park border the west, with protected moorland habitats that can require mitigation for nearby schemes. Steep valley sites around Halifax and Huddersfield, and flood risk from the Aire and Calder, are common considerations.
What usually makes or breaks it
Access rights
Neighbours may have rights to pass over the court to reach their own land.
Displaced parking
Councils often want to know where current users will park.
Overlooking
Courts are usually close to existing homes, so design must protect privacy.
In England, a planning permission normally has to be implemented within three years unless the council sets a different period, and councils aim to decide minor applications within eight weeks and major ones within thirteen.
Our base is in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 90 miles away, and we buy land throughout England and Wales.
Ways to sell garage courts and yards in Horsforth
Joint venture
You contribute the land, we fund and manage planning and delivery, and the proceeds are shared as agreed.
Joint ventureThe next steps
Get in touch
Tell us where the land is and what you know about it.
Site review
We look at the land, its planning position and anything that could affect it.
Proposal
We put our proposal in writing, with no obligation to accept.
Exchange and completion
If you go ahead, contracts are exchanged and the sale completes on the agreed terms.
Questions owners in Horsforth ask
Who else might have rights over the court?
Neighbours sometimes have rights of way across garage courts. We check the title and any deeds for this.
How many homes could fit?
It depends on the size and shape of the court and its access; small courts may take one or two homes, larger ones more.
Do you buy garage courts and yards in Horsforth?
Yes. We buy garage courts and yards in Horsforth and throughout West Yorkshire, as well as elsewhere in England and Wales. Tell us where the land is and we will give you a free appraisal.
Is Horsforth too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 90 miles from Horsforth, and we look at land right across England and Wales.