Terms of use and how we trade

Last updated 26 October 2026

Who you’re dealing with

This website is run for Backland Development, a trading name of S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd (company number 16932889, registered office Unit 1 Hembs Crescent, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 5DG). Any agreement about your land or a building project is made with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd unless the documents say otherwise.

Using this website

The information here is general. It explains how planning, land sales and building usually work in England and Wales, but it isn’t legal, tax, financial or planning advice for your property. Planning decisions are made by the local council. Guide figures, rules of thumb and the Garden Plot Checker are indications only, not offers, valuations or quotes.

You may use the site for your own information. Please don’t copy large parts of it or use it in a way that could damage it or stop others using it.

How we deal with plots

The appraisal is free and you’re under no obligation afterwards.
Nothing is agreed until it’s in writing. Any purchase, sale subject to planning, option, promotion or joint venture is set out first in written heads of terms and then in a contract prepared by solicitors. You should always have your own solicitor.
Any purchase is subject to survey, title and contract.
On option and promotion agreements we cover your reasonable legal fees, up to a cap agreed in the heads of terms. On planning promotion there is nothing to pay upfront; our planning costs are recovered from the sale proceeds only if a sale with planning happens, as set out in the heads of terms.
On a sale subject to planning we normally fund the planning application. Any recovery of costs is agreed in the heads of terms before you sign, and if planning is refused you keep your land.

How we deal with building work

Design and feasibility work beyond the free appraisal is quoted in writing before you commit.
Building work is carried out under a written contract with a written quote, programme and payment schedule. Work may be carried out by subcontractors working under our management; our contract with you stays with S&K Property Investments and Improvement Ltd.
Where consumer law gives you a right to cancel, we’ll explain it in writing before you sign, including what happens if you ask us to start within the cancellation period. For example, a contract for design, survey or planning work agreed at your home, by phone or online usually carries a 14-day right to cancel. Contracts to buy or sell land and contracts to build a new home are generally outside those cancellation rules, but your other legal rights still apply.

Liability

We take care to keep this site accurate and up to date, but rules change. We aren’t responsible for decisions made only on the general information here. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can’t be limited by law.

Complaints

If something isn’t right, call 0800 088 6248 or email info@backlanddevelopment.co.uk. We’ll acknowledge your complaint within five working days and aim to resolve it within 30 days. If we can’t resolve it, we’ll tell you in writing and explain the other options open to you, including any alternative dispute resolution scheme we’re willing to use.

Law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction.