The
search is also called the Local Authority Search.
What it does
It
is supposed to protect you from any unpleasant surprises by checking up on any
plans that may affect the home you're buying, for example, that you're
not going to have an all night delivery super-depot built next door etc.
It also checks on any possible property developments which may affect you,
as well as changes to land use or public rights of way.
The
Search should also warn you about any extra planning restrictions
that might be in line eg your home being put into a new conservation
area.
How
wide an area does the search cover ("What do you
mean you only checked the immediate vicinity. The new hypermarket
is only 100 yards away").
It
may be worth you checking directly with the planning
authority of the local council just to make sure
that everything has been picked up.
Get
a map and have a look at the surrounding area yourself.
Look for railway lines, sewage works etc.
The search will be out of date relatively soon.
If the housebuying process takes a few months there may have been new planning
proposals made in the interim. If so you should consider doing a new search.
You may also want an additional environmental search carried
out particularly in the light of the new nationwide flooding problems.
The
internet has made available a wealth of information on all the different factors
affecting each area of the UK.
A
lot of this is marketing information that previously was only available to commercial
companies planning their sales campaigns etc.
However
now you can get a picture of the area you're thinking about living in. For example,
details on schools, health, crime, social conditions, services, facilities and
much more.
(If
you want to us to send you a guide to the various ways you can do this
click
here).
An
up and coming area won't necessarily be identifiable from these reports.
These
can be seen by the number of trendy type shops that are setting up and doing well,
the number of renovations going on (look for skips) and the flashy new company
cars owned by the young salary slaves who've decided to the area is up and coming.
Once
they arrive it tends to be a self fulfilling prophecy - but not
always. As Martin Amis made clear, in his classic, Money, "slums
bite back".
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