The home buying and selling reform roadmap: what it actually means for agents
Government has set out a phased roadmap running to the end of this Parliament. Here is what is guidance, what is coming, and what agents should be doing now.
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Wirral regulated LLC1 and CON29 searches, the full national search range, environmental and flood reporting, and AML compliance — for solicitors, licensed conveyancers and estate agents. Ordered on one account. Chased every day.
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- Title & land registry
- Local authority
- Environmental & flood
- Mining & ground
- Drainage & water
Search CodePCCB compliant
Chased dailyuntil they land
Independently accredited and audited
CoPSOCouncil of Property Search OrganisationsIPSAIndependent Property Search AgentsPCCB Search CodeProperty Codes Compliance BoardThe Property OmbudsmanIndependent redress schemeCyber Essentials PlusIndependently audited data security
Who we work with
Built around how you actually work
Three different jobs, three different products — and one account behind all of them.
Solicitors & conveyancers
The full search range on one account, chased daily and delivered into your portal or your case management system. No aggregator sitting between you and the council.
How we work with firmsGrowth area
Estate agents
Upfront information packs built for the new material information regime — search-backed data on the listing before the first viewing, not after the offer.
Upfront information for agentsDevelopers & new build
Plot-by-plot search packs for sites, with consistent reporting across phases and a single point of contact who knows the scheme.
Search packs for developersThe search range
Every search a property transaction needs
Order individually, or tell us the address and we will build the right bundle.
Wirral Regulated LLC1 & CON29
Our home authority — official data, local knowledge
Learn moreLocal Authority Searches
Regulated and personal searches, England & Wales
Learn moreEnvironmental Searches
Contaminated land, ground risk and liability
Learn moreDrainage & Water Searches
CON29DW — connections, sewers and mains
Learn moreCoal Mining Searches
CON29M and mining referral areas
Learn moreFlood Risk Reports
River, coastal, surface water and insurability
Learn moreAML & ID Checks
Biometric ID, sanctions, PEP and ongoing monitoring
Learn morePlanning Reports
Local development, applications and constraints
Learn moreThe 2026 reform
Estate agents now need search data before the listing goes live.
The Government’s home buying and selling reform roadmap moves the industry toward sales packs and standardised upfront information. Agents are being asked to disclose material facts at the point of marketing — flood, tenure, planning, connectivity, ground risk — and to evidence them.
That data comes from searches. We built an upfront information pack for agents to order per instruction, so the information on the listing is sourced rather than estimated.
Built for agents
The Upfront Information Pack
One order per instruction. Delivered as a client-ready PDF you can attach to the listing and hand to the buyer’s solicitor.
- Environmental and contaminated land screening
- Flood risk by source, with insurability
- Ground stability and mining position
- Planning history and nearby development
- Broadband and mobile connectivity
- Tenure, title extent and rights of way
Why firms move to us
Search providers are mostly the same. Chasing is where they differ.
Anyone can lodge an order. What decides whether a transaction runs to time is whether somebody is watching it, chasing the authority, and telling you the truth about timescales before you have promised something to a client.
We are small enough that you will speak to the same people every time, and old enough to know which councils need pushing.
- A regulated Wirral LLC1 and CON29 capability, run from an office on Hamilton Square
- Nationwide ordering across every local authority in England and Wales
- Someone chasing your outstanding searches every working day, without being asked
- Telephone support seven days a week, and online ordering around the clock
- Cyber Essentials Plus certified — independently audited data security
- Search Code compliant, with Property Ombudsman redress behind every order
How ordering works
Send us the address
By portal, email or telephone. Tenure and any known quirks help, but the address is enough to start.
We build the bundle
We tell you what the property actually needs — including the things a standard national bundle would miss.
We order and chase
We give you a realistic timescale up front, chase every working day, and work to beat it.
Results, one invoice
Everything delivered to the portal or your inbox, on a single monthly account.
Coverage
Local where it counts, national everywhere else
We know the ground in the North West. We order everywhere.
Insights
Reform, regulation and practice notes
Written for people who do this for a living.
Material information: what must appear on a listing, and where agents get caught
Parts A, B and C in plain English — plus the five items that most commonly cause a complaint after completion.
ReadRegulated or personal? Choosing the right local authority search
The differences are real but narrower than the marketing suggests. Here is how to decide, and when the lender decides for you.
ReadQuestions
Questions we are asked most weeks
Do you only cover the Wirral?
No. We order searches for any address in England and Wales on a single account with a single invoice. The Wirral is where our own regulated LLC1 and CON29 capability sits, and where our local knowledge is strongest, but our national coverage is complete.
How quickly will I get my searches back?
Turnaround varies — by the search, by the authority and by the provider behind it. What we will not do is guess at it. We tell you the realistic timescale when you order, chase every working day, and work to beat what we quoted. If something is going to be slower than expected, you hear it from us before you have promised anything to a client.
Are your searches Search Code compliant?
Yes. We are a member of the Council of Property Search Organisations and the Independent Property Search Agents, we subscribe to the Search Code monitored by the Property Codes Compliance Board, and we are registered with The Property Ombudsman for independent redress.
Can estate agents order from you directly?
Yes, and increasingly they do. With upfront material information becoming central to how properties are marketed, agents need search-backed data before a listing goes live. We provide an upfront information pack built for exactly that, on a branch account.
Do you integrate with case management systems?
We deliver results through our client portal, by email, and into case management systems that accept incoming search data. Tell us what you run and we will confirm what is possible.
How do I open an account?
Send us your details through the quote form or ring the office. There is no application process to speak of — most firms are set up and ordering the same day.
Tell us the address. We will tell you what it needs.
No account required to get a quote, and no obligation to place the order.
Or call 0151 652 4184 — telephone support seven days a week