Extending the land area of a property

joujou

There is a property across the street up for sale that is interesting to me.

The property's land is rectangular in shape, with about half of one of its long edges bordering a local football ground.

At the other side is an area behind the offices of the football club. The area has unkept grass and weed and is not used at all.

I'm wondering how one might go about negotioating the possibility of annexing some of this area, say 5 or so yards of it, into the property. The total land area would be about 35 x 5 yards, or about 145 sqrt meters.


Anyone has any experience with negotiating this kind of thing? is it at all possible?

This area extends somewhat behind the gardens of adjacent houses as well. I'm not sure if this would be an issue.


Annexing this area would turn an otherwise average property into a spectacular place.

wwtrend

You can negotiate for the piece of land you want. It is a simple process if the landowner is willing to do this to split the title. Any restrictions or covenants that apply now will also apply to the new split title. The value of the land for sale is probably as a development opportunity. Have a look on the council website and see if any planning permission has been requested or granted. It will you an idea of what the landowner has in mind. If the land is for sale I doubt the seller wants more that the best price they can get for it so your suggestion may well fit in with plans or given them something to at least think about. Have a look for recent land sales in your area for a realistic price of what the land is actually worth and speak to the agent. If no planning permission has been submitted you could ask the planning department for the chances of success if one was submitted. Also have a look at the land registry title to see if there are any restrictions or covenants that prevent the land from development. That might make it easier for you to buy the plot you want. You can start with the online version which will cost you three pounds but sometimes they just refer to old covenants and restrictions that exist without going into too much deta To view older documents held by land registry you would have to pay and go there. Sometimes you can get an idea of any restrictions from land surrounding the plot you are interested in. I would take a look at the football club. If it's a local one it could be the land was gifted to them with provisions of not being able to sell it or develop it and only to be used for ball games. I know of a similar one with my mum. The football club may already know of the sale and be against development and either be interested in the land themselves or will/have objections to development. Would you be just as happy if the football club managed to acquire the land or do you want it yourself. Might be worth popping in for a drink to find out what the thoughts are there. Find out who owns the land might give you an idea of why they are selling. If you want the land you need to act quickly with your checks and get in with an offer before someone does. Stop thinking, take action!