How to buy a garden from a stranger.

timea

Hi ,
I am new on this forum and I got a question for which I can't find an answer on google.

I located several gardens that might have potential for development. I would like to know if anyone has tried to write a letter to someone with the intention to buy part of his garden subject to a planning permission. If yes ...then how did you do ? I got no clue on how to do this.
Thank you

Comms69

Without being funny, if this is a major hurdle, then how do you expect to develop anything?


As for how did people do it? They type up a letter and ask if they're willing to sell you the land.

Mutton_Geoff

timea wrote: »

Hi ,
I am new on this forum and I got a question for which I can't find an answer on google.

I located several gardens that might have potential for development. I would like to know if anyone has tried to write a letter to someone with the intention to buy part of his garden subject to a planning permission. If yes ...then how did you do ? I got no clue on how to do this.
Thank you

If your offer to purchase is subject to planning permission, then do you honestly think the price for the plot will be the same once permission is given. Whilst it's still owned by the original freeholder?


The country is full of builders and developers scouring the land for suitable plots. Those that are not financially viable usually end up on Plotfinder :rotfl:

G_M

Dear Home-owner,


You do not know me, but I am an entrepreneur from (your country). I noticed that you have a large garden, and I believe it has development potential. As a garden, I estimate its current value at £X,000.


I would be interested in buying the garden from you. In addition to the £X,000 I would, of course, pay your legal expenses.


This offer is conditional on a successful application for Planning Permission, as I would then build a new house, overlooking your own.


Please let me know if this is of interest to you.


Yours sincerely,


Timea Chancer

Mutton_Geoff

G_M wrote: »

Timea Chancer

I had to check that wasn't an anagram of half term :rotfl:

timea

Yes , for me is hard because I know to speak english and know how t write a letter but I stumble when it is about things like this.
Me and my husband , we have a building construction company since 2015 and we are trying to become small developers in order to work for us . We already have bough a plot that has a planning permission granted but this plots don't come out often on the market and I found that searching them is easily . It is obvious that will buy a plot subject to a planning permission but also when I do the papers I will add a point that if the owner decides ( after I do all the work for the planning ) that he want to sell it to someone else he will need to pay me a fee.
Also I am not chasing for cheap plots ..I am willing to buy for a fair price so that could be a win win on both sides.

So ..going at the beginning ...my problem was how to write the letter ..there is where I stumble.

Thank you
Excuse my poor english

timea

Thank you ...at least it is a start

G_M wrote: »

Dear Home-owner,


You do not know me, but I am an entrepreneur from (your country). I noticed that you have a large garden, and I believe it has development potential. As a garden, I estimate its current value at £X,000.


I would be interested in buying the garden from you. In addition to the £X,000 I would, of course, pay your legal expenses.


This offer is conditional on a successful application for Planning Permission, as I would then build a new house, overlooking your own.


Please let me know if this is of interest to you.


Yours sincerely,


Timea Chancer

davidmcn

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

If your offer to purchase is subject to planning permission, then do you honestly think the price for the plot will be the same once permission is given. Whilst it's still owned by the original freeholder?

I presume what they mean is it would be a conditional contract. So conclude contract, then apply for planning, then if granted, complete purchase at the agreed price. Not something which would permit the seller to walk off with the benefit of the planning.

timea

Yes , indeed ,
There are a lot of home owners out there which can't afford to cut the grass on their garden or keep it clean so they will be more happier with the money in the pocket .

davidmcn wrote: »

I presume what they mean is it would be a conditional contract. So conclude contract, then apply for planning, then if granted, complete purchase at the agreed price. Not something which would permit the seller to walk off with the benefit of the planning.

brewthebear

I would imagine you have no chance.....

timea

I am a very ambitious person and I will definitely let you know if I will beat the odds ..is not like other people don't do this ...I know there are a lot of developers but lots of them are going high .

brewthebear wrote: »

I would imagine you have no chance.....