Loudoun County, Virginia

Tax Deed443,380 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

Right to redeem up until the court confirms the sale, not after

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer once confirmed

Governing statutestate default

Code of Virginia Title 58.1, Ch. 39

Notes

Virginia judicial tax sale (deed, not lien certificates). Loudoun County sells delinquent real property under Code of Virginia §58.1-3965 via Special Commissioner of Sale (County Attorney’s Office). Properties advertised four consecutive weeks in Loudoun Now; sale subject to Circuit Court approval and confirmation. In-person public auction with optional sealed written bids; example sale Jan 24, 2025 at Dulles location. Subscribe to Alert Loudoun Tax Notices for future dates.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (with sealed written bids accepted before sale)

Frequency

Periodically when parcels are ordered for sale (not a fixed monthly mass auction); Alert Loudoun notifications

Platform

Loudoun County Special Commissioner of Sale — Tax Sales ↗

Deposit rules

Register with Loudoun staff before bidding; certify no Loudoun delinquent taxes/zoning violations and show funds for Minimum Deposit (advertised per parcel). Deposit at sale by cash, cashier’s, or certified check payable to Clerk of Circuit Court (judicial) or County of Loudoun (non-judicial). Balance due in full within 30 days after court confirmation. Written bids must include deposit + certification to Special Commissioner (703-777-0307).

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial tax sale after court confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens; federal tax liens can survive. Properties sold as-is subject to easements, rights-of-way, and visible matters — full title search required before bidding.

Quiet title

Court confirmation is the primary clearing step; quiet title may still be used if chain defects appear.

Deal maths for Virginia

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Va. Const. art. X, § 2: "All assessments of real estate and tangible personal property shall be at their fair market value, to be ascertained as prescribed by law." There is no classification and no ratio below full value, except the agricultural, horticultural, forest and open-space use-value deferral the same section authorises.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Loudoun County Treasurer ↗

703-777-0280

Clerk of court

Loudoun County Circuit Court Clerk (excess proceeds / land records) ↗

703-777-0270

Property appraiser

Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue / Assessment ↗

GIS / parcel map

Loudoun County Mapping / WebLOGIS ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Ashburn / One Loudoun

Data-center and tech employment node with strong multifamily/SF demand

Sterling / Route 28 corridor

Employment adjacency and relative value versus western Loudoun estates

Leesburg / Lansdowne edge

County-seat amenities and constrained inventory supporting liquidity