What is an Environmental Search?

What is an Environmental Search? An environmental search looks at the risk of flood to your property.  As part of the pre contract ‘investigation of title’, the buyer’s solicitor will generally undertake a number of searches. This will include an environmental search. Here we look at what an environmental search [...]

2025-07-03T10:23:56+01:0028 July|Conveyancing, Searches|

What is a Water & Drainage Search?

What is a Water & Drainage Search? Water and drainage search establishes water to and from your property. A water and drainage search is an essential part of the conveyancing searches that your solicitor will undertake for you when you are buying a property. This will normally done alongside a [...]

2025-07-03T10:23:42+01:0028 July|Conveyancing, Searches|

Top 10 Conveyancing Enquiries (Pre-Contract Enquiries)

Top Ten Conveyancing Enquiries (Pre-Contract Enquiries) Conveyancing enquiries (also called pre-contract enquiries) can be a frustrating time for buyers. Conveyancing enquiries (also called ‘pre-contract enquiries’, or sometimes even just ‘enquiries’) is the process before exchange of contracts when the buyer’s solicitor formally raises queries with the seller’s solicitor. The reason [...]

2025-07-03T10:20:24+01:0029 June|Conveyancing, Enquiries|

What are Conveyancing Enquiries?

What are Conveyancing Enquiries? Conveyancing enquiries are raised by the buyer’s solicitor before exchange of contracts. Conveyancing enquiries (otherwise known as pre contract enquiries) are the questions that are formally raised by the solicitor acting for the buyer in a property transaction or conveyance. When are pre-contract enquiries raised? Pre-contract [...]

2025-07-03T10:20:10+01:0029 June|Conveyancing, Enquiries|

What is a Property Survey?

What is a Property Survey? A property survey examines the structure and condition of a building, and is likely to suggest work or repairs that are needed. It is about the 'bricks and mortar', NOT the legal status of a property. What sort of property survey do I need is [...]

2025-07-03T10:15:25+01:002 August|Conveyancing, Surveys|

What is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?

What is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)? Energy performance certificates represent the remnants of the much publicised (and arguably disastrous) home information packs (HIPs). Energy performance certificates represent the remnants of the much publicised (and arguably disastrous) home information packs (HIPs). Here, we explain what they are, and what they [...]

2025-07-03T10:14:55+01:0012 July|Conveyancing, Surveys|
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