Search News – Feb 2018

This search is ordered directly from the Local Authority and will typically provide a single page plan showing the adopted highways and the extent of the adopted highway boundaries in relation to the property outlined on the plan you provide.

• Ordered Direct from LA for faster turnaround and lower cost
• Simplified search showing adopted highway boundary only

Find this search in the Highways section on the Select Search page

This search pack comprises Personal (Regulated) LA and DW searches and an environmental search. The pack costs £99.00 +vat and is available for residential transactions only.

Searches are normally returned in less than 5 days and are therefore ideal for time sensitive transactions such as New Build, Auctions, Remortgage and Buy to Let.

• LA Search – OneSearch Direct Express. The Local Search can be returned quickly as items which typically take longer to investigate i.e. Land Charges, Road Status and Building Regulations are insured, the rest of the CON29 data is collated from in house databases and online public records.
• DW Search – OneSearch Direct Enhanced DW. The search has an average turnaround time of 5 days, and is backed by £10 million indemnity insurance.
• Environmental Search – Groundsure Homescreen.

Find this search in the National Search Packs section on the Select Search page

Groundsure’s Homebuyers Plus report is a new residential environmental risk report, an enhanced version of the existing Homebuyers report. Based on Land Registry polygons, with new features, improved layout and design and clearer navigation improving workflow for solicitors.

Homebuyers Plus reviews flood, contaminated land, ground stability and screens other environmental risks such as energy, transportation and planning to provide comprehensive environmental checks for a residential property.

Improvements include:

• Flood risk assessment now includes new JBA 5m groundwater data, in addition to all other flooding sources.
• Uses Land Registry polygons – providing a higher level of accuracy.
• Improved format and workflow.
• Fewer pages (up to 70% less), reduced printing and postage costs.
• Includes only relevant data – no blank maps or excessive data.
• Clear and practical next steps and recommendations in plain English jargon free explanation, 70% fewer pages,

This means that you/your clients will spend on average less time on each report, keeping your transactions moving.

Find this search in the Environmental section on the Search Select page.

OneSearch Drainage and Water Search has recently been improved to benefit from additional insurance from Stewart Title which covers against unavailable data, this makes the search an even more comprehensive alternative to the CON29DW.

• The search has an average turnaround time of 5 days.
• Backed by £10 million indemnity insurance.
• Fixed national price – £28 + vat.

Find this search in the Drainage & Water section of the Search Select page.

The Sitecheck Combined report provides a full contaminated land and flood risk assessment in one easy to use report. Designed for commercial properties up to 40 hectares in size.

Benefits

1. Best-in-market risk models with ‘risky’ sites reviewed manually by our in-house environmental consultants, resulting in more passed reports

2. Height of the property considered in relation to potential flood events, resulting in a highly accurate analysis

3. Also includes radon and environmental constraints

4. Clear front page summary of risks

5. Professional Opinion and Recommendations text can be copied and pasted into client documentation

6. Each report is supported by £10m PI

Find this search in the Environmental section of the Select Search page