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The Drainage and Water Search, commonly known as the CON29DW is an essential part of the conveyancing process. The CON29DW highlights potentially expensive liabilities or limitations regarding the property. This search is compiled from Yorkshire Water’s asset and billing information. The search gives details of how Yorkshire Water’s sewerage and water assets may affect the property to be purchased. We can also source official CON29DW searches from all other water companies across England and Wales, giving customers a streamlined ordering process.

The Local Authority Search is split into two parts, LLC1 relating to all registered charges against the property and the Con29, dealing with enquiries relating to planning, highways and environmental services which may affect the property or surrounding land. There are also optional enquiries which are charged for individually. We are able to provide our customers with an offical Local Authority Search. We can supply authoritative searches in all 22 Local Authority areas in Yorkshire with the benefit of a single point of order at a competitive price.

Brought to you by Conveyancing Liability Solutions, ChancelCheck is a low cost report, which reveals whether there is a potential chancel repair liability for property owners. A Chancel Check issues either a report stating that there is a potential liability within the parish or a certificate confirming that there is no risk identified for the parish.

As Yorkshire is a major coal mining area in Britain, a coal searc h is a must to highlight any past or present mine workings which could cause subsidence and potential damage to your property. The property may have been built on or near an old mine shaft, which might not have been properly capped. Opencast mining can also have an environmental impact on the property and surrounding land, as can mine gas emissions. This search is provided by the Coal Authority.

The Landmark environmental search provides a professional opinion on the likelihood of contaminated land and the impact of any contamination on property value. The report also gives suggested actions if needed, together with the contact details of the organisations where further information may be obtained.

Landmark Plan Search available with Environmental Plansearch contains essential planning information designed to help residential conveyancers, homebuyeGroundSure Planning combined with Homebuyers rs and homeowners to find out more about proposed developments and land-use designations near a property.

The GroundSure Homebuyers is a fully-interpreted and risk-rated residential environmental screening report, with a Passed OR In Need of Further Assessment certificate, allowing prospective purchasers to buy a property with assured confidence. The vital information covered within this report includes contaminated land, flood risk and Ground Stability plus much more.

Due to the effect on value and the amenities for those living there, understanding the attributes of a residential property’s surroundings should not be under estimated. The GroundSure Planning provides important information so that you know what is currently happening and what is planned in the vicinity of your chosen home. The report includes information on current and future planning in the area of the property and various other essential details required by a prospective homeowner.

As flooding become s more p reval ent, m ore property owners will find their insurance prem iums increase significantly and the value of their homes may be affected, so the need for a Homecheck flood report has never be en so compelling. P rovided by Landmark, the report includes inf ormation on whether the property is on a flood plain.

The Land Registry title documents are a mandatory element of the Home Information Pack. The documents comprise of two parts; the title plan and the title register. The plan is a large scale location plan showing the boundary of the property marked in red. The register contains important information regarding the property such as the current owners, details of any notices against any of the previous owners and, if the property was purchased after April 2000, the purchase price will usually be stated.