Chairmanship of national trade body

Friday 18th November 2016. It is with extreme pride and pleasure that I can now announce that , yesterday, I was officially elected and appointed as Chairman-elect of IPSA, the national trade body for independent search companies. This is a huge honour for me,and...

HM Land Registry update

Last week, I attended the National HM Land Registry Conference on their Local Land Charges project. As you all know, the Land Registry is embarking on the task of centralising all Local Land Charges registers into one central database. I would like to summarise the...

NEW REPORT – Mineral Extraction

We are now providing fully comprehensive mineral extraction reports from Terrafirma. TerraSearch is a free check to see if the property may be affected. If the answer is NO, you may want a certificate of proof, TerraSearch Assure,  this is available for £10 plus VAT....

NEW REPORT – DevAssist

We are very pleased to have joined forces with DevAssist to provide you with four new products on our price list. In their own section of the list, you will find DevAssess, DevCheck, DevAcquire and DevLondon. These can all be ordered directly from this...

Portsmouth Council search fees rise

As a result of the new CON29, Portsmouth City Council have increased their Council search fees with effect from 14/7/16. Their own  CON29 will be increased by £16 , resulting in a full Council Local Land Charges Search now costing £66, considerably more than HW who...