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UK solar asset brokerage · Off market
Solar farms for sale across the UK
Solar farms, ready to build projects and grid connections do not trade on portals. They trade off market, between principals. We broker both sides: sellers come to market confidentially, buyers register their mandate to see what is trading.
25 yrs
In UK property transactions
100+
Lender and investor relationships
Off market
How solar assets trade
How this market trades
Why you will not find solar farms on a listings portal
A solar farm is an energy asset held in a company, not a house with a for sale board, and the same is true of solar parks, ready to build projects and the rural land beneath them. Owners sell for commercial reasons they rarely want advertised: capital recycling, fund rebalancing, a development pipeline that needs funding. Buyers, the funds, IPPs and family offices acquiring UK generation, do not browse; they hold mandates and expect assets to come to them qualified. So whether you search for solar farms for sale near London or Manchester, small solar farms for sale, or land for sale with a grid connection, the search ends at the same reality: the market trades off market, agent to principal, and the public listings you do see are the exception rather than the market.
That is how we work. Sellers bring us a farm, a ready to build project, or consented land with a grid connection, and get a straight view on value and a confidential route to matched buyers. The same desk handles the adjacent assets: a solar park with planning permission granted, a co-located battery storage scheme, or capacity on a National Grid or DNO connection. Buyers register what they acquire, stage, scale, regions and structure, and see real assets that fit. Nothing is published, nothing is invented, and both sides deal with one desk.
For sellers
Selling a solar asset
Developers and owners are our first audience. Whatever the stage, the process starts with a straight view on value.
Sell your solar farm
Operational assets taken to matched buyers confidentially, from single farms to portfolios.
Learn moreSell a ready to build project
Consented projects with accepted grid connections. Pre 2030 connection dates are in demand.
Learn moreSell a grid connection
Consented land with an accepted connection offer, or connection capacity a project no longer needs.
Learn moreGet a valuation view
A straight view on what your farm, project or connection is worth to the buyers in the market now.
Learn moreFor buyers
Acquiring solar assets
From ready to build projects to energised, income producing farms.
The pre 2030 window
Why grid connection dates now drive the market
The GB connection queue had grown to more than 700GW of projects before reform, several times the capacity the system needs. (NESO connections reform publications, 2024)
Ofgem approved NESO's connections reform methodology (TMO4+), moving the queue from first come first served to first ready, first connected, with projects meeting Gate 2 readiness criteria (secured land rights and planning progress) receiving confirmed connection dates. (Ofgem decision on connections reform, April 2025)
The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan targets 45 to 47GW of solar capacity by 2030, roughly a tripling of installed capacity from the point the plan was published. (DESNZ Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, December 2024)
The consequence is simple: a consented solar project holding a confirmed pre 2030 connection date can be built and energised inside the current policy window, and most of the queue cannot. That scarcity is repricing ready to build projects and the consented land beneath them. If you hold one, it is worth a conversation.
How we work
From first conversation to completion
Appraisal
We read the asset: capacity, consent, connection date, tenure and revenue stack, and give you a straight view on saleability and value.
Buyer matching
We shortlist the registered mandates and known acquirers whose criteria genuinely fit, and approach them in confidence.
Heads of terms
We run the conversations to offers, negotiate heads of terms and agree exclusivity on a timetable that suits you.
Through to completion
We stay in the process through due diligence and legals, whether the deal completes as an asset sale or an SPV share sale.
Knowledge
Understand the market before you transact
How much does a solar farm cost?
What a UK solar farm costs to build: the cost drivers per MW and per acre, grid connection and development costs, and how costs differ from RTB to operational.
Read guideNESO grid connection reform explained
What NESO's connections reform means: Gate 2 readiness criteria, TMO4+, first ready first connected, and what reform did to the value of a confirmed connection date.
Read guideHow solar farms are bought and sold
How UK solar farms and projects actually change hands: why the market trades off market, asset versus SPV share sales, due diligence and the process end to end.
Read guideSolar farms in the UK
The complete guide to UK solar farms: how they work, the installed base and pipeline, planning and grid, economics, and how solar assets are bought and sold.
Read guide
A note from the founder
“Solar assets do not trade on a portal. They trade between principals who know what a megawatt, a lease and a connection date are worth. I have spent 25 years in UK property transactions and capital, and this desk applies that discipline to solar: every seller conversation and every buyer mandate comes through me personally.
Matt Lenzie Founder
FAQ
Solar farms for sale: common questions
How much does a 1 acre solar farm cost in the UK?
There is no single per acre figure: cost is driven by the grid connection, the equipment and the stage of the project, and a single acre is below viable scale for a ground mounted farm. Industry rules of thumb put utility scale solar at roughly 4 to 5 acres per MW, so meaningful projects start at tens of acres. Our guide to solar farm costs explains the components.
Can I make money from a solar farm?
Solar farms generate revenue by selling power, through a PPA, a CfD or merchant sales, and landowners earn rent by leasing land to developers. Whether a specific farm or project makes money depends on its costs, its connection and its revenue stack, which is exactly what a buyer appraises. We give sellers a straight view on what their asset is worth to the market.
Are solar farms worth it in the UK?
UK solar has strong policy support: the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (December 2024) targets 45 to 47GW of solar by 2030. At asset level, worth depends on the individual farm's connection, consent, lease and revenues. We broker assets between business counterparties and do not give investment advice.
How do I buy a solar farm in the UK?
Very few UK solar farms are publicly listed for sale; most trade off market between principals. The practical route is to register your mandate with a specialist broker so you see assets that match your stage, scale and regions. That is what our buyer registration is for.
Do farmers get paid for solar farms?
Yes. Landowners lease land to solar developers under long leases, typically decades, with rent reviews over the term. Landowners whose land carries planning consent or an accepted grid connection can often realise more by selling; our guide to lease rates and our sell pages cover the decision.
Selling or buying a solar asset?
Tell us the outline in confidence and we will come back with a straight view within one working day.