Property Checker: What Can You Check Before Buying?

Overview

This guide answers: Property Checker: What Can You Check Before Buying? Treat it as a working note you can share with your conveyancer, lender, or surveyor so everyone checks the same facts.

What to verify first

Cross-check anything material with HM Land Registry official copies, insurer questions, and lender conditions. Marketing listings are not evidence.

Property Tools & Services

Use this topic as a lens: what would a reasonable Stakeholder want to see before committing time or money?

Records and Documents

Store dated Documents in the Property Passport so permitted Stakeholders see one coherent story for the address.

Using Property Passport UK

Start from the address on [Property Search](/search). Owners can [claim the Property Passport](/claim/start) and upload Documents with clear dates and sources. Browse more explainers in the [Property Guides library](/guides). This article is general information, not legal, tax, mortgage, or survey advice.