UK Land Guide

As with most topics land starts out as an apparently simple subject but in the end can be very complicated. Buying, owning, developing and selling land is a huge topic and our land guide covers the main issues we are asked about.

Clicking on the image on the right will take you straight to the pdf file. There are no forms to complete and no requirement to register with us to obtain your copy.

If you have any questions, just drop us an email or call us and we will do our best to help you. Remember it's free to ask.

Introduction to the guide

The UK is one of the most densely populated countries on Earth and is the second most densely populated in Europe after Holland. Demand for housing continues to increase, year on year and there appears to be no end in sight. This has meant house prices continue to rise as demand outstrips supply. Demand for land continues to grow.

The Government forecast in 2006 that the number of UK households in England would increase from 20.9 million in 2003 to 25.7 million by 2026.

This huge increase is fuelled by a number of factors including:

• We are all living longer
• There is a rising divorce rate
• More and more people prefer single occupancy houses
• Mass immigration
• Old and poor quality housing stock
• Social aspirations

This massive home building programme puts pressure on developers to find available land either by re-developing existing sites, known as brownfield developments or by using new land such as redundant farmland.

This leads to base land price increases as well as increases in the price of land with planning permission as illustrated in the diagram below:

Land prices have shown steady growth for many decades and those plots which are strategically located in the most desirable areas and receive planning permission for development have seen huge growth.

Our 25 page UK land guide gives you a wealth of detailed information about land in the UK and is available free as a PDF file which you can download when you click on the image above (links direct to the pdf).

Credit Crunch

Current economic turmoil in world markets means that many construction projects have been badly affected. In the short term this has meant difficulties in all areas including land but it has not removed the underlying factors that will inevitably mean that land will still be in demand over the next few years.

If you have an immediate problem relating to the credit crunch please email us on enquiries@uklandadvisor.co.uk

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• Housing crisis
• Planning issues
• Land Sales Companies
• Exit strategy
• Return on investment
• Title to the land
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