Max Derry
Co-founder and managing director
Max runs LandKite day to day. He founded Maxwell Mortgages in Silverstone, owns land himself, and his family have taken land through planning.
Explore your land’s potential
Did you get a letter from us? Here is who we are and why we wrote.
LandKite is run by Max Derry. We look for land that may be worth more with a credible planning route than it is today. When we find some, we write to the owner. A letter from us is an invitation to talk, and nothing more.
No letter, but own land you think could have a future? Tell us about it
Co-founder and managing director
Why we wrote to you
We think part of your property may be worth a conversation
We use public maps and records to find land where something may have changed: a new local plan, a change in national policy, or room that was overlooked. We cannot know from a map what your land means to you.
A specific piece of land
Our letter names the land we looked at. If we have the wrong land or the wrong person, please tell us and we will correct our records.
Research, not a site visit
We did this research remotely, from records anyone can check. We have not been on your land.
A first look, not a verdict
A letter means the land is worth a closer look. It does not mean your land would get planning permission, or that we would go ahead.
The arrangement, in short
We take on the cost and risk of planning. If it works, we buy the land.
Applying for planning permission is expensive and slow, and it can be refused. Most owners do not have the time, money or specialist help to take that on, and they would carry all of the loss if it failed.
So we offer to do it for you. We agree a price with you now, in writing, and pay for the planning work ourselves. If permission is granted, we buy your land at that price. If it is refused, you keep your land.
We aim to agree a price above what your land would sell for today, because it is set with planning in mind. That is what makes the arrangement worth your while. Every figure depends on your land, and we put it in writing before you decide anything.
Read how the arrangement works, and what you would give upWe never promise planning permission
Nobody can. Only the local planning authority decides. We tell you what we found, what is uncertain and what could stand in the way.
Checked by specialists before anything is agreed
If you are interested, planning, legal and building specialists look at the land first. Many sites do not go further, and we will tell you why.
We start with what you want to keep
Your privacy, your access, your view, your family’s plans. If it matters to you, it shapes what we propose, or whether we propose anything.
Who we are
The person you would be talking to
You will deal with Max directly, by name, from the first call onwards.
Questions
What people ask us first
Do I have to reply?
No. If you do not reply, nothing happens. If you would rather not hear from us again, use our stop letters form, or tell us by phone or email, and we will stop writing to you.
Does replying commit me to anything?
No. A conversation is only a conversation. Nothing is binding until you sign a written agreement, and we expect you to take independent legal advice before you do.
How does LandKite make money?
Land with planning permission is usually worth more than the price we agree to pay for it. That difference pays for the planning work, the sites that are refused, our funders’ return and our costs. If planning is refused, we lose what we spent.
Can I involve my family, solicitor or land agent?
Yes, please do. We are happy to talk to anyone you want involved, and we would rather you took your time.
Want to check we are real?
LandKite, and Max’s mortgage business, Maxwell Mortgages, are both on the public Companies House register. Call us and ask for Max by name.
Contact
Talk to a person
Call or email. You do not need an account or a form. Ask us anything, including the awkward questions.
Phone07545 883304
Emailhello@landkite.co.uk
Prefer to write? Send a messageOwn land you think we should see? Tell us about it
Would you rather we did not write again?
Use our stop letters form, or call or email with the name and address on our letter and say so. We will stop, and we will not write to you again. How we handle a request to stop.