When acting in the purchase of a property it is important to ensure that the correct conveyancing searches are carried out. Different searches are required depending on the geographical location of the property therefore on this page I have made a list of counties and listed the searches which should be considered in each location :-

Bedfordshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Buckinghamshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Cheshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Cheshire brine

Cornwall

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Tin mining, China clay mining

Cumbria

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining, Gypsum mining

Derbyshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining, Lead mining

Devon

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Tin mining, China clay mining, Coal mining

Dorset

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Tin mining, China clay mining

Durham

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

East Sussex

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Gypsum mining

Essex

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Gloucestershire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Hampshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Hertfordshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Kent

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal Mining

Lancashire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Leicestershire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining, Gypsum mining

Lincolnshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Norfolk

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Northamptonshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Northumberland

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Nottinghamshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining, Gypsum mining

Oxfordshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Shropshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Somerset

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining, Tin mining

Staffordshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Suffolk

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Surrey

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Warwickshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental. Coal mining

West Midlands

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Limestone mining, Coal mining

Wiltshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental

Worcestershire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining

Yorkshire

Local authority, Drainage, Environmental, Coal mining, Gypsum mining

There are other searches which are dependent on the physical setting of the property such as a British waterways search or a commons registration search. See the chapter Conveyancing Searches for details.

Regards

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