Mapping tool now live on our ordering platform

We’ve recently added a great new feature to our website.

When placing an order or obtaining a quote via our ordering platform, you now have the option of plotting the property to be searched on a map. This allows you to ensure search requests match our records, which can speed up response times, avoids unnecessary contacts, and reduces the chances of search results being returned against the incorrect property.
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Property Report Infographics – March 2020

Highlights from the March 2020 property report:-

  • House prices annual change percentage – December 2019 data
    Yorkshire and the Humber has a 3.5% gain when compared to last year, whereas the East of England shows a 1.1% loss
  • House prices annual change percentage – two year comparison (December 2019/18/17 data)
    Leicestershire shows the most combined growth – 7% (2017), 6.4% (2018) & 3.65% (2019). Rutland follows closely behind, however is the only ST County to show three consecutive years of higher growth with 1.8% (2017), 4.3% (2018) and 10.3% (2019).
  • Mortgage trends buyer comparisons – December 2019 data
    Homeowner remortgages with equity withdrawn made a 5.9% gain on last year
  • Sales trend Q4 2019 sales comparison by County
    Counties were on average 5.5% down on last month and 17% down on Q4 2018
  • Mortgage lenders – market share 2018
    58% of all mortgage lending in the UK goes through the top five providers

Delays to Highways extent searches – Staffordshire County Council

We have been informed of delays to Highways Extent searches from Staffordshire County Council.

Due to resource levels, Staffordshire County Council have taken the decision to stop accepting searches for Highways Extent searches from Friday 14th February. This will be in place for the next 6-8 weeks. Orders received after this date are not able to be processed by the Council. All other searches will be processed as normal.

Please check the Staffordshire County Council website for further updates.

Homecheck Professional Environment – Environmental risk report

This month’s highlighted product of the month is Homecheck Professional Environment, an environmental risk report from Landmark Information Group.

The report highlights multiple key environmental hazards. Each report comes with a consultant’s professional opinion and public liability cover of up to £10 million.

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Property Report Infographics – February 2020

Highlights from the February 2020 property report:-

  • House prices annual change percentage – October 2019 data
    Wales has a 2.1% gain when compared to last year, whereas the East of England shows a 1.6% loss
  • House prices annual change percentage – two year comparison (November 2019/18/17 data)
    Leicestershire shows the most combined growth – 6.95% (2017), 6.35% (2018) & 3.35% (2019)
  • Mortgage trends buyer comparisons – November 2019 data
    Homeowner remortgages with equity withdrawn made a 5.7% gain on last year
  • Sales trend Q3 2019 sales comparison by County
    Counties were on average 8.1% up on last month but 10.2% down on Q3 2018
  • Mortgage lenders – market share 2018
    58% of all mortgage lending in the UK goes through the top five providers