What Does Elysian Land Do?
Basically, we split up larger parcels of land - usually 1 acre plus, into smaller lots and utilize the massive demand in the UK for small plots of land, to maximize the profits on the land for the owners.
We do absolutely all of the work on each project, handling everything for the owner, including professionally drawn plans for the sales and Land Registry. As well as professional drone footage of the land, auction legal packs and advertising, dealing with the auction houses from start to finish.
FAQ’s
How does it work?
When a landowner asks us to work with them to sell land on their behalf, we obtain Land Registry plan copies of the land and put these to our land planning consultant.
They then draw up plans showing the land split into smaller lots with access routes to all individual lots. We discuss and agree these with you. We arrange an auction pack with searches and legal documents via company solicitors. Individual plots are entered to several auction houses on a rolling basis until all lots are sold. Everything remains with the landowners until legal completion via solicitors. Monies come through to the land owner as sales are complete.
What will it cost me?
All our fees are covered by the buyers. We handle all up-front costs for the project. We have a basic fee of £2950 for each sale which is deducted from the sale price on completion. (On larger or more expensive plots this fee might be higher but that would be dependent on different factors). This fee will have been added to the agreed sales price at the time of the auction. The buyer also pays us a contribution towards the search and legal packs.
Who buys small plots of land and what do they use them for?
There is a huge demand from ordinary people to buy small plots of land - many do so as a small investment or to own a parcel of land to pass on to their family. Others buy land to use for growing food, as a garden or allotment. Some use their land as somewhere to get away from it all for a few hours! In general, most buyers don’t really use their land plots so there often isn’t any usage of the land after sales have been completed, so there isn’t too much disturbance of the land. We can arrange for basic maintenance of the land in the future, grass cutting etc.
How long does it take to sell the land?
We aim to have everything sold and completed within 6 months depending on the size of the parcel of land. For smaller parcels of land, this can be as early as the 3 month mark. Multiple plots are put to auction with various auction houses to ensure sales progress as quickly and as smoothly as possible. Because plots are sold via the auction method, it’s a faster sale process than private treaty sales via estate agents etc and because the buyer pays an initial deposit, there’s virtually no drop-out of buyers.
How big does the parcel of land need to be?
We usually look for a minimum of 1 acre and can sell up to 10 acres plus. The larger the parcel of land, the longer it usually takes as there are more plots to sell but we always sell a section at a time, so it’s a controlled sale rollout. If you have a larger parcel, we can arrange to split a portion off it if required.
What type of land is needed?
Ideally, the land would be as flat as possible - but we have sold quite sloping land, woodland land is also very popular. Land also must have an access onto a road, as a primary access from a road is essential. Our planning consultant draws up access routes on the land for each individual lot.
How much money can be made per acre?
There are variables to every sale - the area the land is in and proximity to towns etc are just two, but we can usually estimate that in an area where there is a general valuation of £15,000 an acre, we would make the owner somewhere in the region of a minimum £60,000 per acre. Some recent sales examples are shown at the end of this letter. If land is close to a town or other development, our solicitor can add an overage, clawback or uplift cause to the sales documents so the original owner can benefit from any future development of the land. If buildings are in situ that is taken into account when splitting up land and these can increase the value substantially.
If you have a parcel of land you would be interested in using our services for, we would be happy for you to contact us for a no-obligation assessment - but if you’ve received an introductory letterform us, we have looked
at your land as being suitable for sale. We believe we can help you achieve a large increase in value.
Why Us?
We have a tried and tested business model, refined over a decade of selling our own land.
We have well established business relationships with professionals across the industry.
We do all of the work, using our experience and expertise to make sure you get the maximum profits from your land.
We work differently to other companies offering the same type of service to landowners - these companies mostly sell via their own website and therefore, land can take many, many moths to sell. These companies also add a 50% fee on top of the price agreed with the landowner which can make the land too expensive for most buyers.
We are very pro-active with sales to ensure every plot of land is sold as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We have more than a decade of experience selling our own land. This is land that we’ve bought ourselves and we have worked with several landowners who have approached us on a private basis to help them sell their own land, we’ve now moved forward to offer our experience to other landowners to help them maximize their land value.
We handle every aspect of the sales, including all pre-auction work, instructing the auction house on your behalf and dealing with the solicitors. Some auction houses we use have an option for interested parties to make offers outside the auction - we will deal with any such offers by accepting at an agreed minimum price approved by the landowners.
We have an excellent working relationship with auction houses, solicitors, local planning consultants and draughtsmen to provide the best results for landowners.
Because we are a small team and also sell our own land, we only take on 2-3 projects at any one time to ensure we are able to give each project the attention it deserves.
To enable us to sell your land, we ask landowners to sign a simple contract with us, authorizing us to act on your behalf in selling the land. It’s very similar to a contract between an owner and an estate agent, we make everything as simple and easy as possible. Selling your land this way is no different to selling via an estate agent.
The safeguards for you and your land are that the land always remains with the landowner, every sale goes through solicitors and sale monies go directly to the landowner after sales are complete.
We carry full business liability insurance.
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