Searches

Official Local Authority Searches (LLC1 & CON29)

An Official Local Authority search is an accurate and up-to-date picture of information that could affect the property including planning proposals, traffic schemes, conservation areas and compulsory purchase orders.

HIP-UK will provide an Official Local Authority Search from the regions from which we work.
Most Hip Pack companies only provide Personal Searches but HIP-UK provides a full Official Local Authority Search which the Law Society recommends is the only true and correct search procedure.
If you rely on a personal search from a solicitor, HIP Company or personal search company, may we remind you that they are not given, or entitled to receive, answers to the questions on the CON29, and any information they do obtain is not covered by Section 10(3) of the Local Land Charges Act 1975 which relates to compensation for loss. The only way to receive this information is to submit the official LLC1 and CON29 forms. More...

Drainage & Water Search (CON29DW)

HIP-UK's comprehensive official CON29DW drainage and water enquiry offers homebuyers complete peace of mind by identifying all the risks that a property may face in relation to the ownership and location of sewers and water mains. A Premium service is also available, with guaranteed delivery within 24 hours of the application being submitted. More...

GroundSure Homebuyers

Contaminated land, subsidence and flooding are the most significant deal breakers in any housing transaction, as reported by the Woolwich Mortgage Research 2006.

The GroundSure Homebuyers report provides customers with the most robust, up to date market leading residential environmental report.

The GroundSure Homebuyers is a fully-interpreted and risk-rated environmental screening report, with a Passed/In Need of Further Assessment certificate, allowing prospective purchasers to buy a property with assured confidence.
Above all, a GroundSure Homebuyers report helps reduce a property professionals’ exposure to negligence and guard purchasers against property blight.

It is important to note that not all environmental reports are the same and only GroundSure offers this high level of accuracy, quality of data, expert assessment. More...

GroundSure Homebuyers Report

This fully-interpreted and risk-rated environmental screening report, with a Passed/In Need of Further Assessment certificate, allowing prospective purchasers to buy a property with assured confidence. Above all, a GroundSure Homebuyers report helps reduce a property professionals’ exposure to negligence and guard purchasers against property blight.
Terms and conditions provide additional cover unseen in other environmental reports including £5m PI insurance uniquely linked to the expert assessment and £60,000 clean-up contribution, providing unrivalled client protection.More...

Plansearch Residential and Plansearch Plus

A comprehensive summary of the planning issues that could affect the entire area surrounding a property, from a planning application for a small alteration at a neighbouring property to the development of a large industrial site. Plansearch Plus includes additional information such as school performance indicators, council tax rates and crime statistics. Plansearch Residential is provided by the Groundsure. More...

Groundsure Flood Report

The fully HIP compliant Groundsure Professional Flood Report includes the following datasets, making it the most comprehensive product on the market: Unique Insurance Claims Data, Norwich Union Flood Risk and Insurability, British Geological Survey (BGS) Susceptibility to Groundwater Flooding and BGS Geological Indicators. The report also assesses, based on Environment Agency data, whether the property is in or within 250m of an area affected by flooding, extreme flooding, and whether it is close to flood defences. More...

Chancel Check Report

The innovative ChancelCheck search service establishes whether or not a property is affected by a potential chancel repair liability. It's not just homeowners who live near a church that could be obliged to pay maintenance costs - any property within the parish boundary could be at risk from unexpected church repair bills. More...

Coal & Brine Search (CON29M)

A Coal Mining Report enables you to determine whether a property has been subject to any coal mining related issues in the past.
Coal Mining Reports on residential and commercial properties or sites are provided by the Coal Authority.More...