Land Investment UK | Investment Guidelines

Land Investment Guidelines

As with all other investments, there is only really one golden rule of land investment, which is ‘buy land low, sell high’. Yet this is not very instructive to the layman who...

Region of high housing demand

Is the investment land in a region with high housing demand? If you are aiming to profit from developing UK land, the best investment land is that which is in...

Sustainability study prior to acquisition

Has a full sustainability study been carried out on the land investment site prior to acquisition? ‘Sustainability’ is a key concept in UK land investment. Click here for more on...

Transport and road access

Does the land investment site have road access? Is there an existing transport infrastructure? Road access and transport links are key features of the best investment land. UK land which...

Amenities for new developments

Does the area where the investment land lies have sufficient amenities to support a new development? As with the preceding land investment guideline, the extent of local services are a...

Successful land track-record

Does the company with whom you are investing in land have a successful UK land track-record? There is rather more to land investment than buying land and banking the profits....

Land site holding

Does the land investment provider contractually retain a holding in the investment land site?As well as a track record in UK land, good land investment providers retain a holding in...

Are resources in place to fund the change-of-use/planning work on the land investment site?When buying land for future development, either for self-build or from a UK land investment provider, there...

Overage payment on the land

Are any overage payments due on the investment land site?Overage payments (or ‘clawbacks’) are a feature on some UK land sites. They entail original owners of land investment sites being...

Title deeds and site access

Will you own the Title Deeds to your investment land? Will you have full access to your land investment site?If you are buying land as a land investment (or indeed...