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Received a letter from us about your land?

Why we wrote, how we found you, what happens next and how to check us.

In shortIf you have a letter from The Land Buyer it is because we checked your land against a buyer's written requirement and it fitted. Replying costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Not replying means two short follow up letters, then we stop. You can check who we are on this page.

Why we wrote

Your land fitted a requirement we hold

We do not write to every field in a parish. We start with what a housebuilder or developer has asked us for: a place, a number of homes, a planning status. We read the local plan, the planning history and the public registers for that area and we write only to the owners of land that fits. The letter tells you which parts fitted. It does not tell you a value, because an honest value needs a conversation first.

How we found you

Public records, used as the law allows

The name and address of a registered landowner are public at HM Land Registry, which is where we obtained yours. We use it for one purpose: to write to you about this land. We do not sell it, share it or add you to any list. If you ask us not to write again we record that and stop. We tell you so in writing. How we handle your information.

What happens next

Two paths, both in your hands

If you reply

Iain telephones you at a time you choose. He listens more than he talks. No price is named on the first call. Within ten days you have a written note of what we found and whether we would like to go further.

If you do not

You will get two more short letters over the following months, each with something new, then nothing. We do not knock on doors and we do not telephone unannounced.

If you ask us to stop

Reply, email or call. Your name goes on our stop list the same day and you hear from us once more to confirm it. Then never again.

Check we are who we say

Three ways to be sure

  1. Companies House. The Land Buyer is a trading name of Hafan Homes Ltd, company number 12279066, incorporated in October 2019.
  2. Telephone. Ring 01600 887 811. If the person you reach does not know about your letter, it was not from us.
  3. The letter itself. Ours carries a reference, this web address and Iain's name. It never asks you to sign anything, pay anything or act by a date.

Other letters you may get

How to compare them

Village edge land attracts letters. Ask every writer the same four questions: who will buy at the end, who pays for planning, what happens if planning is refused and will you pay for my solicitor. Then compare the answers in writing. Ours are on one page. A guide to letters from developers in general is in the guides.

Questions landowners ask

Straight answers

I had a letter from The Land Buyer. Is it genuine?
Check company number 12279066 (Hafan Homes Ltd, of which The Land Buyer is a trading name) at Companies House and ring 01600 887 811. A genuine letter carries a reference and Iain's name and asks nothing of you but a conversation.
How did you get my name and address?
From HM Land Registry, where the registered owner of land is a matter of public record. We use it only to write to you about that land.
Do I have to reply?
No. If you do not, you get two more short letters and then nothing. If you ask us to stop, we stop that day.
Is there a value in the letter?
No. A value that is honest needs the desk checks and a conversation about what you want. We give it in writing after that, free.

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Quote the reference on your letter if you have it. Iain reads every reply himself.

Read by Iain, not a call centre.