Plot Sales Solicitors
Our dedicated plot sales team works closely with property developers of all sizes to provide expert legal support, ensuring your development progresses smoothly from site set-up through to completion.
Whether you are delivering a small bespoke scheme or a multi-phase development comprising hundreds of plots, you need a legal team that moves at your pace. From national house builders to local developers, we support clients of all sizes across the country, helping you to navigate challenges early, keep sales on track and meet your targets.
With your contract pack prepared ahead of your first reservations, you can begin issuing to buyers' solicitors without delay. Comprehensive documentation means fewer enquiries, smoother transactions and more completions on time.
How can our plot sales team help you?
Our plot sales team provides end-to-end legal support for residential and mixed-use developments. From initial instructions through to completion, we are with you at every stage of your project.
Site set-up and documentation
We handle all aspects of site set-up, including drafting site-specific contracts, transfers and leases with appropriate estate management provisions. We also consult with architects to ensure plans are Land Registry compliant and liaise with lenders to ensure each plot sale is dealt with in accordance with their requirements.Freehold and leasehold plot sales
We act on both freehold and leasehold plot sales, managing the full transaction from instruction to completion and ensuring all legal requirements are met for each plot type.Part exchange and mixed-use developments
We have experience handling part exchange purchases and subsequent resales, as well as mixed-use developments, including transfers of managed areas to a management company.Land acquisition and ancillary matters
Drawing on the expertise of our wider Real Estate team, we can assist with land acquisition and a range of ancillary legal matters, including drafting deeds of easements (covering rights of way, sewers and electricity substation sites), road and sewer agreements, transfers and leases of substation sites, and sales to housing associations.
Why choose VWV?
Our plot sales team brings extensive experience acting for a wide range of property developers. You can expect practical, commercially minded advice delivered by a team that understands the pressures you face.
We take a collaborative approach, working closely with you to identify challenges early. Where your development requires broader legal input, we are able to draw on our wider our Real Estate team. Our expertise covers Commercial Property, Property Litigation, Construction and Planning teams, all under one roof.
You can also be confident that you are working with a recognised team. Our Real Estate solicitors are ranked in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, reflecting the quality of advice and service our clients receive.
We are well placed to support developers across the country, with offices in Birmingham, Bristol, London and Watford.
Our work highlights
Southampton
A harbourside development of approx. 1,200 freehold and leasehold plots over a projected 10 year period where our work included the set-up of the legal structure and plot sales.
London
The set up and plot sales at a riverside development of 1,935 leasehold plots which also includes commercial units and affordable sales over a projected 24 year period.
Milton Keynes
Set up of the legal structure and plot sales of 383 freehold and leasehold plots over a projected 8 year period.
Other developments
Hertfordshire (15 plots), Buckinghamshire (4 plots), Westminster (26 plots), Cornwall (70 plots)
Current developments include
Wiltshire (200 plots), Grimsby (78 plots), Lincolnshire (39 plots)
It is interesting having worked with various solicitors over the years that VWV and their conveyancing and development team think ahead with a practical overview of whether estate and plot plans actually work ! A refreshing attitude we value greatly at E5.
FAQs
Plot sales refers to the legal processes involved in selling individual plots or units within a residential or mixed-use development. It encompasses everything from site set-up and drafting contracts to managing transactions with buyers' solicitors through to completion.
The cost of plot sales legal advice will depend on a number of factors, including the size and complexity of the development and the nature of the transactions involved. Get in touch (link) to discuss your requirements and provide a tailored fee proposal.
The plot sales team manages all legal aspects of selling plots within a development. This includes preparing contract packs, liaising with buyers' solicitors, dealing with lender requirements and ensuring each transaction progresses smoothly through to completion.
We recommend instructing your plot sales solicitor at the earliest possible stage of your development, ideally before you begin taking reservations. Early involvement allows us to prepare all legal documentation in advance, so contract papers can be issued promptly when sales begin.
Freehold plot sales transfer full ownership of the land and property to the buyer. Leasehold sales grant the buyer a right to occupy the property for a fixed term under a lease. The legal processes involved differ, and we can advise on the most appropriate structure for your development.
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