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Local Authority Personal Search
At the outset, it is important to grasp the terminology and clearly understand that the process has nothing whatever to do with looking for properties or being a solicitor. A Local Authority Personal Search refers to the process of checking various records concerning Rights of Way, Land Charges, Planning Entries, etc., and is carried out by personal visits to Local Authority offices. Hence, the expression "Personal Search", which relates to the investigations having been undertaken in person. As a Franchisee of X-Press Legal Services, you save your clients time and cost by dealing with these matters on their behalf and producing a comprehensive Personal Local Authority Search Report, setting out all relevant information in accurate detail.
Every residential and commercial property transaction requires a search, as do remortgage and repossession transactions. In addition from December 2007 under government legislation all property being put onto the market has to have a Home Information Pack and each HIP needs searches. The market has been contracting throughout 2008 when it comes to people moving house however in the same period the X-Press Legal Services Franchise Network has doubled its turnover. This is as a direct result of dramatic increases in repossession and remortgage work, together with the added work for Estate Agents. As a business you will also provide your clients with one or more of the following services:
