NLIS can provide you with a wide range of property searches from Local Authority Searches to Coal Mining Searches and Environmental Reports.
What are property searches?
Property searches contain information that relates to a specific property and are usually carried out as part of the conveyancing process. There are many different types of property searches but the most popular the Local Authority Search. This search details information like the properties history, planning applications, road adoptions and building regulations.You can order a Personal Local Authority Search or a Council produced Local Authority Search for both a residential and commercial property from NLIS. If you choose to order a Personal Local Search, these property searches are Regulated and often a preferred option for a large percentage of solicitors. Also, most lenders accept Regulated Personal Local Authority Searches because they have insurance attached to them which means they have no more risk than those from local authorities.
Other types of property searches avaliable on NLIS include Environmental Reports. There are a variety of different types of Environmental Reports to suit any residential and commercial property or land. An Environmental Report contains a professional assessment of a property or piece of land in relation to the nearby environmental factors and will state whether there needs to be any further action relating to any issues that were identified. An Environmental Report also gives details of historic land use, flooding information, contaminated land, radon gas, mining, ground stability and much more within a given radius of a property or piece of land which could adversely affect it. Whether you are purchasing or selling a residential, commercial, agricultural property or purchasing land for development, there is a suitable Environmental Report for you from NLIS.
You can also order property searches that detail mining activities which may affect the property in question. Types of mining searches include a Coal Mining Search and when ordered through NLIS and you can choose between a Coal Mining report produced by the Coal Authority or a Personal Coal Mining search produced by David Bellis Consulting Surveyors. NLIS also offers property searches that details Limestone Mining, Metalliferous Mining and China/Ball Clay Mining.
Another very popular property search is a Drainage and Water Search which answers 23 standard questions about the water and sewerage services as well as providing a map of the underground pipes surrounding the property. A Drainage and Water Search can be produced for both Residential and Commercial properties including land and it is recommended that a Drainage and Water Search is carried out on every property that’s going through the Conveyancing process.
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