Buying Land

If you are considering buying land, the asking price is only one part of the decision. Before committing to a purchase, you need to understand what the land can be used for, whether there are restrictions affecting it and what additional costs or risks may be involved. Knowing what to check before buying land can help you compare opportunities more effectively and identify questions that need...

Buying land with planning permission can give a buyer greater clarity about what has already been approved, but it does not mean that every planning issue has been dealt with or that the land is automatically ready to develop. Before buying a plot or development site, you need to understand exactly what planning permission has been granted, what conditions apply, what remains to be approved and whether...

Buying land is a major decision, and the right piece of land depends on what you want to do with it. A plot that looks attractive in an advert may not be suitable for your plans once you consider planning, access, services, restrictions, location, cost and the amount of usable land available. If you are comparing land for sale, it helps to assess each opportunity against the same set of criteria rather...

Finding the right land for a self-build can take more than simply searching for plots that are already advertised for sale. Suitable opportunities can appear through specialist land websites, land agents, estate agents, planning information, auctions and local knowledge. The important thing is to understand where to look, what to look for and how to assess whether a piece of land could actually work...

Finding the right building plot can be one of the hardest parts of building your own home. Good plots can be difficult to find, they may sell quickly, and a piece of land that looks promising at first may have planning, access, services or other issues that affect what you can actually build. If you're looking for a building plot in the UK, it pays to use several different search methods rather than...