Whether you are buying a commercial property, or a residential one, property searches will be carried out by your conveyancer to discover issues with the property that may not be registered at the Land Registry, and so cannot be discovered from the title (if registered), and the owner may not know, or simply cannot remember everything. So, what are the common property searches? Local Authority Search The local search reveals a variety of useful information regarding a property.  This report reveals: All of which is usually very important to buyers! Drainage search This will check whether the property is connected to mains water and sewerage.  It cannot be assumed that all properties are, and in our area there are a lot of properties that use septic tanks, and this then leads on to whether it has been registered with the … Continue reading →