Faster electronic searches for home movers
Home Information Packs (HIPs) have now been introduced across England and Wales. If you are selling your home, you may have to complete a HIP before you can put your property on the market. Local land charges searches will be a crucial element of HIPs.
We know that when you’ve decided to sell your home, you want to be able to market it as quickly as possible. To help you do this, we’ve made some exciting improvements to our service.
South Tyneside Council has joined a government-backed electronic search service called the National Land Information Service (NLIS). NLIS is a one-stop shop to all land and property information and it enables us to receive search requests and return responses electronically. This makes a big difference to the speed with which we can turn around our searches. With NLIS, our current turnaround time is just 6 working days.
Visit the National Land Information Service website to access this service.
Benefits to you
- Speeds up the conveyancing process and reduces the risk of gazumping
- The security of a full, official search, with accurate data direct from your local authority
- Will enable home sellers to complete the search element of HIPs quickly