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Sell part of your garden in the West Midlands

Selling part of a garden is one of the simplest ways to release money from a home without moving out of it, and it works the same way anywhere in the West Midlands. You choose where the new boundary goes, we agree a price in writing, and solicitors transfer that piece of land into our name while the house stays yours.

What differs from street to street is whether a council would accept a new home on the plot. Width of access, the gap to neighbouring windows and the pattern of nearby gardens all count for more than postcode or price band. Our free appraisal looks at those points first, so you know quickly whether a sale is realistic.

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Nation
England
National planning policy
NPPF
Planning authorities
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City
Birmingham

Getting it right in the West Midlands

Drainage and flood risk are easy to overlook on a garden plot. Before buying anywhere in the West Midlands, we check the flood maps, the route of any public sewer and how rainwater from a new roof and drive would be dealt with. For the new home, that means a drainage plan the council will want to see. A sewer running under the lawn may need a build-over agreement with the water company, which can move where the house sits. None of this usually stops a sale, but it shapes what we can offer, so it belongs in the appraisal rather than being discovered later.

Planning authorities covering the West Midlands include Birmingham City Council, City of Wolverhampton Council, Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council.

How it works

  1. Free plot appraisal

    Tell us about your garden. We check the title plan, access, local policy and planning history from our desk, then talk it through with you. If it looks viable, we arrange a site visit, with no cost and no obligation.

  2. Written offer and heads of terms

    We put our offer in writing, subject to survey, title and contract. Heads of terms then record the plot boundary, the price, access rights, who pays which costs and the rough timetable for each stage.

  3. Solicitors and lender

    Your solicitor prepares the transfer of part and asks your mortgage lender to release the plot. Ours checks the title, covenants, rights of way and searches, while surveys of trees, ground and drainage run alongside.

  4. Exchange and completion

    Once both sides are satisfied, contracts are exchanged and a completion date is fixed. On completion the money passes through the solicitors and HM Land Registry registers the plot under a new title of its own.

  5. After the sale

    Any boundary fence or access works agreed in the transfer are carried out as set out. If the plot still needs planning, we apply as the new owner, and you can see and comment on the plans like any other neighbour.

Sell your garden plot in towns across the West Midlands

Questions about sell your garden plot in the West Midlands

Is there tax to pay on selling part of a garden in the West Midlands?

There can be. Private Residence Relief can cover part of a garden sold while you still own and live in the house, within a permitted area. Selling after you’ve moved out, or developing the plot yourself, can change that. It depends on your circumstances, so take advice from a tax adviser before agreeing a sale.

Can a neighbour stop me selling part of my garden in the West Midlands?

Not the sale itself, which is between you and the buyer. Neighbours can object to a later planning application, and the council weighs their points against planning policy. A neighbour can also matter if they own land the access crosses or benefit from a covenant on your title, so we check for both.

Do you need planning permission to sell land behind a house in the West Midlands?

No. Planning permission isn’t needed to sell land, only to build a new home on it. We buy plots outright without planning when the appraisal shows a realistic prospect, and we also buy plots that already have permission. Either way, the purchase is subject to survey, title and contract.

Which council decides planning for a garden plot in the West Midlands?

The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering the West Midlands include Birmingham City Council, City of Wolverhampton Council, Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and other councils. Each judges applications against its own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), together with its design guidance. We prepare and submit the application and deal with the council’s questions, but the decision is always the council’s, never ours.

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