Buying land and creating a property from the ground up is an exciting opportunity, but it requires careful planning and the right professional support. From identifying the right plot through to completing your new home, Full Time Property provides a highly personal service, coordinating with trusted architects, planners, lawyers and other professional partners throughout the process. Below is an overview of the key stages and what you can expect at each step.
1. Understanding your requirements
Every project begins with understanding exactly what you want to achieve.
We take the time to understand your lifestyle, preferred location, architectural aspirations, budget, timescale and long-term objectives. This allows us to build a clear picture of the type of plot and property that will best suit your requirements.
2. Sourcing the right plot
With your requirements established, we draw on our extensive local knowledge, private contacts and trusted network to identify suitable land opportunities.
Alongside plots available on the open market, this can include carefully selected off-market opportunities that may not be publicly advertised. We focus on finding land that genuinely fits your brief.
3. Initial plot assessment
Once a potential plot has been identified, we help you understand the opportunity and the factors that may influence what can be achieved.
Working with the appropriate professional advisers, we can help assess matters such as location, access, planning considerations, services and the potential for development before you commit to the purchase.
4. Planning and feasibility
Understanding what can realistically be built is an important part of the decision-making process.
We coordinate with the relevant architects, planners and other specialists to establish the potential of the land, identify any important considerations and provide a clearer picture of the project before you proceed.
5. Legal due diligence
Once you have identified the right plot, your appointed lawyer will undertake the necessary legal checks on the land and its ownership.
This process helps establish that the title, boundaries, planning position, access and other relevant matters have been properly reviewed before you proceed with the purchase.
6. Negotiation and offer
When you are comfortable with the opportunity and the relevant due diligence has been completed, we will advise on the appropriate offer and negotiate directly with the seller or their representative on your behalf.
Our local market knowledge and understanding of your objectives allow us to manage this stage carefully and professionally.
7. Purchase and acquisition
Following completion of the necessary legal checks, your lawyer will guide you through the contractual and completion process for acquiring the land.
Full Time Property remains closely involved throughout, liaising with the relevant parties and helping to ensure the transaction progresses smoothly and efficiently.
8. Designing your property
With the plot secured, the focus turns to creating a property that reflects your requirements and the character of its surroundings.
We can introduce you to trusted architects, designers and other specialists who will work with you to develop the concept, layout, materials and finishes for your new property.
9. Managing the development
As the project progresses, we coordinate with the relevant professional partners involved in the development, helping to keep communication clear and the project moving towards completion.
From planning and design through to construction and finishing, we remain a consistent point of contact throughout the process.
10. Completing your property
The final stage is seeing your vision become a finished property, created specifically around the way you want to live.
From the initial search for land through to completion, Full Time Property provides a personal and discreet service designed to make the process as seamless, transparent and enjoyable as possible.