A GUIDE TO YLA

YLA love what we do and it shows. With more than 25 years of experience in the field, we know our industry like the back of our hands. There’s no challenge too big or too small and we dedicate our utmost energy to every project we take on.

Our range of expertise include:

Land Sales (Brownfield, Greenbelt, Residential & Commercial)
Land Valuation & Appraisal
Land Acquisitions
Development Appraisals
Negotiating Land Options and Promotional Agreements
Land Viability Advisory Services
Planning Advisory Services (with Local Authorities)
In-House Architectural Planning, Design & Consultancy
Planning Consultancy
Financial viability assessments
Pre-application advisory services
Rural Exception sites
Garden sub-divisions
Local Plan consultancy services
Specialises knowledge of Essex, London and Suffolk

How YLA can help you today:

1 – Advising landowners how to maximise the potential of the land they own, for residential development purposes. This includes owners with large farm estates with outbuildings, property or homeowners with large plots of residential land which is underutilized, home owners with large outbuildings and garage plots which could be re-developed or property owners with dwellings which could be re-configured to create more units.

2 – Advisory services to landowners seeking to calculate the GDV or commercial viability of their land, property or estates.

3 – Advisory services to landowners and property owners looking to sell their property at Auction. Helping them understand the process of selling at Auction, the pros and cons of selling at Auction, the costs of selling at auction, the legal process of selling at auction and the type of buyers seeking property at Auction.

4 – How landowners can seek to sub-divide their land and estate to create new dwellings.

5 – For property owners seeking advice on the planning process, YLA can be the one stop advisory company to help its customers. Be that Pre-Application advice, Full Planning applications, Outline Planning applications, Appeal services, speaking at committee meetings or affordable housing applications. YourLandAgency have in house Architectural and design services with RIBA certified members.

6 – For customers seeking to buy Land, be that off market, via Property Auction, or open market property – YLA can offer a range of advisory services, guidance, tips, and things to look out. It can weigh up the pros and cons of a property or land, and highlight all the planning policy considerations for buyers to consider.

7 – Prospective land or property purchasers can also discuss financial or funding options available to them for property acquisitions.

8 – Prospective buyers of land and property can reach out to YLA to better understand Commercial viability implications of a project or site. They can seek advice on future re-sale values, understand the local dynamics of an area, and the potential buyers of their future land development site or individual properties when constructed.

9 – For buyers seeking advice on selecting a home builder, then YLA can offer a range of services in relation to background checks of a builder, its financial history, checking portfolios of completed projects, contractual matters and project management.

YLA have dedicated specialists with the expertise to undertake property and land Development, from the initial conception idea, through to completion. We have a range of in-house or partner experts and consultants across a range of specialist subjects (Heritage, flood risk, ecology, Architectural services, Tree related matters, Biodiversity etc).

Our development process includes feasibility studies in respect of your land, property or buildings, and preparation of development appraisals and advisory services on your planning options.

Appraisals will include a range of matters including planning history, policy research (adopted and draft Local and Neighbourhood Plans for example), enquiries, discussions with local planning authorities, working alongside third party professional bodies / consultants - to name but a few.

Please get in touch today to discuss your land or property with one of the team.

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