Why instruct your solicitor to order a CON29DW?

So, you’ve just put an offer in on your dream house and it has been accepted. Congratulations! But, what’s next?

Well, if you’re a first-time buyer, chances are this will all be a bit new to you! You can find a handy homebuyer guide here to help you along. If this isn’t your first homebuying rodeo, you’ll know that instructing a solicitor and ordering your searches is the crucial next step in the process. Your mortgage provider won’t be able to approve your mortgage until your conveyancing searches come through.

So, what are the searches and why are they important?

Conveyancing searches are enquiries with public authorities to give you more information about the property you plan to buy. They will identify any potential problems with the property you are going to purchase. For example, they may highlight:

• planning or structural issues,  

• a flood risk,  

• details of access rights

• or whether the property is affected by any planned future developments.

Such things could either affect the value of the property, or result in additional costs further down the line. It is important to gain the full picture of the property you are buying. There is a wide range of reports available, often multiple options for the same thing. As a soon-to-be homeowner, it is important to ensure your solicitor is selecting the best report available, with the highest quality data.  

You put a lot of thought into the house you buy, and probably consider which solicitor is the best for you. So, we think it is important to consider all the searches available and choose the best ones.

Here at Geodesys, not only do we sell a full suite of conveyancing searches, but we produce the Law Society approved CON29DW for the Anglian Water region. There are other drainage and water searches available, and of course we are biased, but we only ever use the best, most up-to-date data. We provide in-depth answers to 23 questions giving you answers to questions like whether or not your property is connected to the mains sewerage what the water pressure is like.  

So, make sure when you’ve instructed your solicitor request a CON29DW is ordered.