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Garden plot joint ventures in Redbridge

Looking at a long garden in Redbridge, you may want more than a price for the land. If you’d like to share in what gets built, or take one of the new homes for your family, a joint venture may suit you.

In the usual structure you contribute the plot and we fund the rest, as agreed in writing: surveys, design, planning, building control, construction and sale. Your return depends on the result, so it isn’t fixed in the way a sale price is, and the build takes time. We explain the trade-offs plainly at the free appraisal, alongside a simple sale.

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Modern new home with timber cladding at the end of a long garden at dusk, lights on inside
Planning authority
London Borough of Redbridge
Postcodes
IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5
Noon sun, 21 March
About 38°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.3 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Greater London

Before you decide in Redbridge

Homes in IG1, IG2, IG3 and IG4, like homes anywhere, may have neighbours weighing up the same choice about their gardens. If the plot next door could join yours, a joint venture on the combined land may give a better scheme, with one shared access and more space between old and new homes.

Each owner would keep their house and have their own solicitor, and the agreement would set out each person’s share. Where only a single garden is involved, we design for that plot and its neighbours alone, and the London Borough of Redbridge judges it on its own merits.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Redbridge: about 38 degrees on 21 March and 15 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 38°, shadow 6.3 m21 Dec, noon: sun 15°, shadow 18.7 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Redbridge on 21 March sits about 38° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.3 m. In December the sun is only about 15° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

From first call to decision

A joint venture in Redbridge moves through clear stages: appraisal, structure, heads of terms, development agreement, planning, build, then sale or handover. You receive progress and cost reports at agreed points. Timing depends on the council, the build and the market, so we give realistic ranges with each stage rather than fixed dates, and update them as things move.

  1. Free plot appraisal

    We look at your title plan, access, neighbouring homes and the council’s planning policies, then talk through what might be built and whether a joint venture or a simpler sale suits you better.

  2. Choose the structure

    We explain the options side by side: a share of sale proceeds, a share of profit, a home back for your land, or a land payment plus a share. You choose what fits your plans and appetite for risk.

  3. Development agreement

    Your own solicitor and ours turn the heads of terms into a binding agreement. Your solicitor advises on the security that fits, such as the land staying in your name until a set stage or a legal charge.

  4. Planning and build

    We fund and manage the planning application, Building Regulations approval and construction, reporting costs and progress to you at agreed points. The council decides the application, and building control checks the work.

Worth checking early

  • You’ll live next to a building site, and the new home’s design affects your own house and garden.
  • A joint venture takes longer than any sale: planning, then building, then selling or handover.
  • Your return isn’t fixed. It depends on build costs, sale prices and timing, unless you choose a structure with a fixed element.

Redbridge: questions to ask

Who decides planning for a joint venture plot in Redbridge?

The London Borough of Redbridge decides, using the council’s Local Plan and national policy in the NPPF. We prepare and fund the application and deal with the council’s questions, but no developer can promise the outcome. If planning is refused, you keep your land, and in the usual structure the planning costs stay with us.

Can my neighbours join a joint venture in Redbridge?

Yes. Combining adjoining gardens can give a better layout and one shared access. Each owner keeps their house, has their own solicitor and signs up to a collaboration agreement setting out how the result is shared, including fair treatment for the garden that provides the access.

Does my land stay in my name during a joint venture in Redbridge?

It can. One option keeps the land in your name until an agreed stage, with us building under a licence. Another transfers it earlier with a legal charge in your favour. Your solicitor advises which suits you, bearing in mind that a lender funding the build will want security too.

What if the build on my Redbridge plot runs late?

The development agreement should set long-stop dates and say which delays are acceptable, such as severe weather, and which aren’t. If a deadline passes without good reason, you should be able to end the agreement. Your solicitor will check your land and share are protected if that happens.

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