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cagrawal
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Land to buy

Post by cagrawal » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:43 pm

Hi,

I am on HSMP and want to buy land in UK. Is there any rule that restricts me from buying a land in UK?

Regards,
Chandan

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Re: Land to buy

Post by pantaiema » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:56 pm

U mean land or House ?.
I have not heard anyone buy land without house on int.

cagrawal wrote:Hi,

I am on HSMP and want to buy land in UK. Is there any rule that restricts me from buying a land in UK?

Regards,
Chandan
Pantaiema

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BEWARE - dodgy landbank scamsters are around

Post by PaperPusher » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:57 pm

I have heard about some dodgy landbank schemes in the news where farm land is sold in small parcels hoping there will be planning permission for houses in the future, but there actually is never going to be.

This seemed to trap people not originally from the UK who were not so clued up on greenbelt laws etc.

I have actually only known farmers with land, and they were using it to make their living, or I should say struggling to make a living. I agree with pantaiema, buying land, and that means land without a house on, isn't something common in the UK. If there was any money in it I am sure I would know someone doing it!

Beware of landbank schemes Chandan!!!

I don't know of any restriction on people buying land though.

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Post by PaperPusher » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:49 pm

Hi Chandan

You said in another topic that you have a mortgage.

Now I am really curious about why you would want to buy land.

Does it already have planning permission or is it in a built up area?
Are you going to build a house or farm the land yourself?
Are you going to rent the land out for grazing or to be used as arable land?
Are you going to leave it unused and to go derelict, bearing in mind that it would go to scrub over time (by this I mean saplings and brambles) and then would be less atractive to rent or sell in the future?
If you are not going to use it, vacant land can attract problems, IME builders driving in and dumping lorry loads of rubble and waste like fridges. How are you going to monitor this?
If you don't intend to buy a large area, have you researched about how easy to sell again, I mean who would want just a few acres without planning permission for a house? if you want to buy adjacent fields in the future would you be able to?

I know this sounds nosey, so you don't have to answer.

I just wanted to point out why people don't buy land. It wouldn't seem worth it to me unless it had planning permission for houses, or was a large area that could be rented out, or maybe was a farm with a farmhouse and farm buildings as well as land.

I know people do buy one field only, but the only people I know who have done that have had a horse and the field was also right next to the houses in the village, so could be sold on easily or rented to horse owners.

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Post by avjones » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:08 am

Yes, you can buy land in the UK.

Bear in mind though that you aren't likely to be able to build on it.
I am not, and cannot, offer legal advice to particular people. I can only discuss general areas of immigration law.

People should always consider obtaining professional advice about their own particular circumstances.

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Post by Gallian100 » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:33 am

Hi,
My application detailes are

Applied from Islamabad - Pakistan

Sent through courier = Aug 22
Received at HO = Aug 28
Fee defucted = Aug 29
Ref no received via e-mail = Aug 30

Now waiting for the decesion

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Post by pantaiema » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:47 pm

This is actually the point, planning permission ..
avjones wrote:Yes, you can buy land in the UK.

Bear in mind though that you aren't likely to be able to build on it.
Pantaiema

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