Behind every home is a story — and not all of it is visible at a viewing.
Our £49 Property Background Check brings together useful property, environmental and location information from a range of available data sources, giving you a broader picture of a property before you buy or sell.
It is a desktop research service rather than a building survey or legal search. We review available information relating to matters such as planning history, flood risk, ground conditions, energy performance and the surrounding area, and present the findings in one easy-to-read report.
It can help you understand the wider background to a property and highlight matters you may wish to explore further with your surveyor, solicitor or other appropriate professional.
What's Included in the Property Background Check?
Your report brings together available information on:
• Planning history – relevant planning applications and recorded development history.
• Local planning context – including conservation areas, listed building information and other planning designations where available.
• Flood risk – including available information relating to river, surface-water and reservoir flooding.
• Ground and environmental factors – including matters such as radon, ground conditions and other environmental information where available.
• Energy performance – EPC information and key energy-efficiency data.
• Property information – available information relating to the property's age, type, size and other recorded characteristics.
• Local area information – including transport, amenities and schools.
• Market context – including available nearby sales information and local market data.
• Other useful information – such as council tax, broadband and mobile coverage where available.
What This Check Doesn't Replace
A Property Background Check is designed to complement the professional advice you receive when buying a property. It does not include a physical inspection and is not a RICS Home Survey, valuation, conveyancing search or legal report.
If you're buying a property, we recommend using the information alongside an appropriate survey and the searches and legal enquiries undertaken by your conveyancer.
How Does It Work?
1. Purchase your Property Background Check for £49
Provide the full address of the property you'd like us to research.
2. We compile the available property information
We bring together relevant property, environmental, planning, energy and location data from available sources.
3. Receive your report by email
Your PDF Property Background Check will usually be emailed to you within 1 working day.
The Property Background Check is a desktop information service and does not include a physical inspection of the property. It is not a building survey, valuation or conveyancing search and does not constitute legal advice. Information is obtained from available third-party and public data sources and may be incomplete, unavailable or subject to change. The report should not be relied upon as a substitute for appropriate professional, legal or surveying advice.