Time is one of the most important aspects of buying a house. You will get time pressure from estate agents, vendors, brokers & lenders, everybody wants to move quickly.
In the normal process of buying a property, the searches will not be ordered by your law firm until the draft contracts have been received from the vendor's solicitors. This process can take upwards of 4 weeks plus, which is lost time. By using our upfront search pack that goes above and beyond the requirements for both lenders and conveyancers, you will shorten your buying process dramatically getting you into your dream home quicker.
Once completed the searches will be sent to your nominated conveyancer, if you do not have a conveyancer yet, click here to obtain a great quote from carefully selected solicitors and conveyancers, who are all waiting to help you obtain your new property faster!
Search return time frames vary between the local authorities, however, on receipt of your order, we can give you an accurate arrival time for them.
Additional Product
Based on the postcode supplied you may be required to order an additional product called a “Order Property Searches Coal Search” this will be used to check the position of your property in relation to coal Mining records for your area. This will let you know if there are, or have ever been, any mines/mineshafts in the vicinity of your property.
Coal & Mining Searches
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Why this matters |
Report return within 24 hours. |
Clients can be assured of a fast response when a Chancel Check is commissioned. |
The property will be screened using National Archives and County Records Office data. |
The most up-to-date data is utilised to return the fullest information. |
A Report is returned where a searched address is discovered to be within a parish that can claim for chancel repair costs and a potential liability exists. |
Home buyers can purchase insurance to protect themselves against any future risk of chancel repair costs. |
A Certificate is returned where a searched address is discovered to be within a parish that cannot claim for chancel repair costs and where no potential liability exists. |
Home buyers can purchase a property secure in the knowledge they will not be pursued for chancel repair costs in the future. |
Where a chancel repair risk is revealed, Searches UK offers optional chancel repair insurance. |
Home buyers have a quick and cost-effective solution that will allow their purchase transaction to go ahead. |