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With nearly every property you will want and need a search, Your Solicitor will request one later in the process, be ready faster!
Move quicker, get into your home faster
Order your comprehensive Property Search Pack.....that will be used by your solicitor today!
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.
Get ahead of the game and save yourself up to 16 weeks when buying your next house, by ordering your searches upfront through us.
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.
Our comprehensive search pack that all lenders and solicitors can use includes:
- Personal Local Authority Search
- Private Drainage & Water search
- Groundsure Homescreen Environmental Search
- Land Registry Plan
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
- Order Property Searches Coal Search (There is an additional cost for this product - it is not included in the Order Property Searches - Search Pack)
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.
Order additional Products:
Order Property Searches Coal Search
Order Property Searches Flood Risk
Radon Risk Searches Report
Order Property Searches Chancel Repair
Coal & Mining Searches
Why are mining searches important?
- Coal mining was abundant in England and Wales from the 19thCentury onwards as the Industrial Revolution gathered pace; today the legacy of this mining activity is recorded at over 172,000 coal mine shafts across the UK.
- Often invisible to the eye, historic mine workings can run long distances underground. When these tunnels and shafts collapse, subsidence occurs, often in the form of a sinkhole, which can cause major problems for land or property owners.
- If a property is considered to be in an area that has a potential risk from past or present mining activity, lenders may require further investigation before making the decision to lend.
Order additional Products:
Order Property Searches Search Pack
Order Property Searches Flood Risk
Radon Risk Searches Report
Order Property Searches Chancel Repair
Chancel Repair Searches
Chancel Repair Searches, No one wants to be charged by the church!
Always outlined on the title deeds of a property.
With around 5,200 pre-Reformation churches across England and Wales, chancel repairs potentially affect up to 500,000 homes. That makes instructing a Chancel Repair Search essential for those buying residential or commercial property.
The historic nature of chancel repairs means many liabilities are not recorded on title deeds, but they remain legally enforceable. A Chancel Check report will reveal whether a property is within a parish where a potential chancel repair liability exists.
When there is no risk of any liability for chancel repairs, a Certificate will be issued to confirm this.
When the report records that a property is located within a parish and potentially liable for chancel repair payments, Searches UK offers chancel liability insurance that will protect a home buyer against future costs.
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Key features |
Why this matters |
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Report return within 24 hours. |
Clients can be assured of a fast response when a Chancel Check is commissioned. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Order additional Products:
Order Property Searches Search Pack
Order Property Searches Coal Search
Order Property Searches Flood Risk
Radon Risk Searches Report
Radon Risk Reports...radioactive gas!
- Radon is a naturally occurring colourless & odourless radioactive gas, which naturally occurs in rock and soil.
- It presents a significant risk to health, including increasing the risk of cancer
- Because radon is found everywhere – inside and outside a property – it makes sense for anyone buying property or building or extending a home to find out if radon gas is present.
Order additional Products:
Order Property Searches Search Pack
Order Property Searches Coal Search
Order Property Searches Flood Risk
Order Property Searches Chancel Repair