Hi to you,
I live in mid Norfolk and for some slightly complicated reasons wanted to get about 10 acres of land here. It was quite hard going but eventually bought 24 acres.
The first difficulty is that most land is offered on a sort of auction basis. You put in a sealed bid and wait. If you are seriously interested, you have to put in a high bid or risk losing out every time. We paid about £5,000/acre but that was 3 years ago and the story is that land prices have increased since then.
The other trick was to employ a local estate agent as out buying agent. We picked a company in the area which sold land (as well as houses) so that they had a good knowledge of the market. They advertised locally for us. They then contacted people who might have had land to sell and negotiated. We then put in a formal offer based on their advice. This cost around £500 - again, 3 years ago.
As a result of the delay in getting the land, we had to buy a house 'in the area' but it is about 17 miles from the land. Bit of a problem but not insuperable. We could move again or perhaps build on the land if we can get planning permission.
This means that we have bought a trailer to cart tools and equipment from house to field. Keeping animals there is not possible because of the distance but that wasn't our plan.
If you could use wooded land, there is a company that offers plots on woodland which you have to agree to use 'for recreation' (no building). The price is fixed by them and might be attractive to you. Here is a link to their web site:-
http://www.woodlands.co.uk/You would be amongst other new woodland owners and their plans could be a problem for you but the deal is quick, neat and tidy.
Small plots of land - around 1 acre - tend to be offered on the basis that their might be planning permission in the future. So the price is relatively high and there is no guarantee that your would ever be able to build there. Similarly, houses with 1-2 acres of land also tend to be priced a lot higher than the additional land is worth for agricultural purposes. Some houses like this are offered with the restriction that the owner MUST be in agriculture. These are less expensive so they are worth looking out for. This web site might be of interest:-
http://www.land-shop.co.uk/Land-for-sale-in-Norfolk.htmAll this is based on your plans and the available properties being suitable for what you have in mind. So there is a fair bit of luck involved. The internet can be very useful and there are some interesting web site. You need to spend a day searching for links and then check them every few days if you are to find anything interesting. But with patience, you will find some possibilities every few weeks. Then you have to check it's what you want (like buying a house) and decide on what to offer. You may have to go 30 - 70% over the stated guide price if you want to get the property so judge your plans and budget carefully.
I just offer these thoughts so you can see where you might finish up.
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