Call us on 01892 801599

Good Question. It’s pretty simple really: 

• As the potential seller, you make a legally binding promise that we can purchase your plot at an agreed price within a particular time-frame. 

• Basically, you consent to give us the option of buying your plot before a certain date.

We’re no quick-sell company. At the end of the day, adding value takes time. Ensuring the very best possible planning outcome for our vendors takes time. Once you’ve contacted us, we’ll need 2 weeks to do our research and carefully assess the potential in your property. We will need a further 3 weeks for our design and planning team to develop concrete plans before we can give you a final offer. If you like what you hear, then the formal progress can take as little as 2 weeks. Once that side of things is all sewn up, the planning process can take up to 12 months.

None. There will be no estate agent fees and we take care of all planning fees and associated costs.

With our skills and expertise as planning specialists we have the experience needed to unlock the value in your plot, making the sale a good deal for everyone involved. We really believe that our process is unique and at no cost to you.

Our targeted approach and experienced team means we are experts at achieving planning permission. We have a 90% planning success rate. In the rare event that we are not able to secure planning permission, we will notify you as soon as possible. The option agreement would be voided, and we would part ways, leaving you free to do whatever you wished with your property. The process will have cost you nothing.

We sometimes speak with home and land owners that have already received letters from other companies interested in purchasing either part of their garden or their entire property. Absolute Land strives to offer a unique proposal to our clients. Unlike our competitors, we focus on taking financial risk away from the homeowner. We are professionals with a 90% planning success rate. We only present an offer if the property or land meets our risk profile by passing a series of diligent checks.

In today’s housing market, smaller, well designed, manageable gardens are more desirable compared to large areas of land that require year-round maintenance. When we buy part of your land, our designers consider the boundary and the impact on your plot, leaving you with a well-proportioned garden that is attractive and also appealing to buyers when it comes to sell.

As we would be purchasing some of your garden, there is a chance that some trees will need to be removed. Firstly, we always design around tree preservation orders. Secondly, any trees that do need to be moved will be replaced with the same or an improved specimen of tree for the local area. We are mindful of the natural environment and not only do we to minimise negative impact, but we also want to try and improve it where we can. For example, replacing a coniferous tree with a deciduous tree will allow more natural light, give room for low level flora to grow, produce more oxygen and have an increased absorption of CO2 in the long term.

Careful consideration is given to any development we design. We take great care to reduce the impact any new development has on your property in particular, making sure we retain as much of the established planting as possible, in order to maintain your privacy. Planning policy has strict rules in relation to this in order to find any new development acceptable.

In most cases, access to the new properties will need to be created, but this doesn’t mean you will have cars driving through your property. If at all possible, access will come directly from the road, but it is also possible that there will be a new access drive (typically) running down one side of your property. However, this will be screened to give you privacy and security.

Absolute Land and the local authority will contact your neighbours to notify them of the proposed development. We will offer them contact details to discuss any concerns they may have. If you are approached by one of your neighbours informing you they are intending to object, don’t worry. We will happily discuss their concerns with them if you do not feel comfortable doing this yourself.

We always aim to meet parking policy standards for off street car parking, meaning all new properties built will have their own parking space and guest spaces will be available. If the local Planning Authority demand a reduced parking scheme, this would only be viable if an independent parking stress survey is carried out and there is sufficient space on the road for some additional parking. This survey also takes into account unbuilt but consented new developments.

Absolute Land are very mindful that almost all our developments take place in existing urban or suburban areas, so we have a social responsibility to the local residents. We always aim to minimise noise and traffic disruption by using modern methods and construction. We would also not do any external or noisy work outside of the time schedule we receive from the local authority.

If your property is mortgaged, you will need to obtain consent from your mortgage lender to sell part of your garden. You will need to apply to them for a release of part security, but it is not something you need to start before you enter into the option with us.