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Jerry
 
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Hi.
Can anyone guide me on how to go about buying council land.
Is it simply it can't be done or are there laws that any one knows
about that may help me.
I am interested in a piece of land in Cramlington, Northumberland which
is attached to my house.
Thanks.

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The first thing to do is contact the Council. If they are willing to sell
they have to get it valued by the District Valuer's office (Part of the
Inland Revenue) and this will be the open market value. In most
circumstances the Council cannot sell for less but there may be exceptional
circumstances.

Peter Crosland


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"Jerry" wrote in message
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Hi.
Can anyone guide me on how to go about buying council land.
Is it simply it can't be done or are there laws that any one knows
about that may help me.
I am interested in a piece of land in Cramlington, Northumberland which
is attached to my house.
Thanks.


contact the council, providing its not common land and its not intended for
access for future development it should be pretty easy.


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"Jerry" wrote in message
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Hi.
Can anyone guide me on how to go about buying council land.
Is it simply it can't be done or are there laws that any one knows
about that may help me.
I am interested in a piece of land in Cramlington, Northumberland which
is attached to my house.
Thanks.


you may find the council has to put it out to tender with at least three
places in order to effect the best price, certainly that is how my local
council would do it.

mrcheerful


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Mike Clarke
 
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Jerry wrote:

Can anyone guide me on how to go about buying council land. Is it
simply it can't be done or are there laws that any one knows about that
may help me. I am interested in a piece of land in Cramlington,
Northumberland which
is attached to my house.


Depending on the land's use you might have problems. Some years ago a
group of us approached Blyth Valley council in an attempt to acquire
some of the land behind our houses in order to get better sized back
gardens, and save the council the cost of mowing it. We were turned down
because it had been designated in the development plan as an open green
space.

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Mike Clarke


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