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Coronavirus statement

Posted on by Iain Robertson

We hope you’re all well in these challenging times.

Given the fast-moving COVID-19 situation, we just wanted to let you know that we are working to ensure that there will be minimal disruption to the high levels of service you have come to expect from Severn Trent Searches.
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Mapping tool now live on our ordering platform

Posted on by James Crabtree

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

Posted on by James Crabtree

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    Homeowner remortgages with equity withdrawn made a 5.9% gain on last year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

Local Authority Price Changes – April 2020

Posted on by Iain Robertson

A number of local authorities are changing the price of their CON29 and LLC1 searches from 1st April 2020. The table below shows the revised prices for authorities within the Severn Trent region, where known. This table will be updated regularly as more authorities announce their new prices. We will also note in the table those authorities confirming their prices are remaining the same as present. Where a new price has yet to be announced, the current price is shown.
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New Coal Authority prices from 1st April 2020

Posted on by Iain Robertson

Due to the current Coronavirus crisis, the Coal Authority have postponed their planned price increase for a period of six months. These are now scheduled for October 2020. Further information can be found here. 

The Coal Authority have announced new prices for their range of residential and commercial mining reports from Wednesday 1st April 2020. These new prices are shown in the tables below:
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