Energy Performance Certificate

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Nicole

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)

What is an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is similar to certificates provided with domestic appliances such as washing machines and refrigerators. It tells potential buyers and tenants about the energy performance of a building so they can consider energy efficiency as part of their investment or business decision to buy or occupy that building. All EPCs come with a recommendation report which includes advice and suggestions on improvements you could make to save money and energy.

Who Needs an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)?

All buildings being offered for sale or let now need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), this includes residential and commercial properties.

Are there any exemptions?

Places that may not be subject to an Energy Assessment/Energy Performance Certificate(EPC) are as followed:

places of worship;
temporary buildings with a planned time of use less than 2 years;
stand alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m2 that are not dwellings;
industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand.

As well as the above transactions which do not involve a new owner or tenant may not require an EPC. For Example:

lease renewals or extensions to existing tenants
compulsory purchase orders
lease surrenders.

How Much Does An Energy Performance Certificate Cost?

You can now obtain an instant online quote on our NLIS website or if you prefer you can click here to cont act us. We are able to carry out an Energy Performance Certificate anywhere within England and Wales.

NLIS is a very user friendly website making it very easy to order an Energy Performance Certificate. Our online system means that you can order an Energy Performance Certificate in a few simple steps and they can be returned to you via email. Along with Energy Performance Certificates, NLIS can also offer you many other conveyancing searches which can be ordered in the same way.

Radon Tests And Reports

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Radon Tests and Reports

What are Radon Tests And Reports Based Upon?

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that you cannot see, hear, feel or taste. It comes from the minute amounts of uranium that occur in all rocks and soils. Radon is present in all parts of the UK although the gas disperses outdoors so levels are generally very low to investigate this you can obtain Radon Tests And Reports Via NLIS. We all breathe it in throughout our lives. For most UK residents, Radon accounts for half of their total annual radiation dosage however, geological conditions in certain areas can lead to higher than average levels of Radon gas. NLIS can offer you Radon And Test Reports for this then they can return the results to you within an email as quickly as possibly.

What Can This Gas Do If Radon Tests And Reports Are Not Carried Out?

Exposure to particularly high levels of Radon increase the risk of developing lung cancer and it’s proved that an average of 1,100 deaths a year are caused by Radon gas, giving you a bigger reason to purchase Radon Tests And Reports to be carried out and these can be purchased from NLIS. This happens because Radon produces a radioactive dust in the air we breathe, the dust gets trapped in our airways and emits radiation that damages the inside of our lungs. This damage, like the damage caused by smoking increases our risk of lung cancer.

NLIS can provide area specific Radon Tests and Reports which determine whether a property is in a radon affected area and Radon Gas Detection Kits can be placed in buildings to determine Radon gas levels within that specific property.

The Health Protection Agency recommends that Radon levels should be reduced in homes, to do this NLIS can provide you with Radon Tests And Reports, the average is more than 200 Becquerel’s per metre cubed and this recommendation has been endorsed by the Government. The Action Level refers to the annual average concentration in a home, so Radon measurements are carried out with two detectors (in a bedroom and living room) over three months, to average out short-term fluctuations, over all this is known as Radon Tests and Reports which can be ordered on our user friendly database from the NLIS website.

Ways In which you can Reduce The Radon Gas Level results provided by the Radon Tests and Reports:

Having carried out the process of Radon Tests And Reports, these are various ways in which you can manually reduce the levels of this gas to provide a safer living environment.

If your Radon Tests And Reports come back with high levels of Radon Gas, you can reduce them by fitting a simple quiet fan in the roof area of the house that will blow continuous fresh air into your living space.

There are other ways of reducing Radon Gas in buildings and most are simple and cheap however you could also do this by purchasing Radon Tests And Reports from NLIS. Most new properties in Radon affected areas are constructed with Radon reduction methods built in.

If you would like to order a Radon Test and Report please Contact Us.

Company Reports

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Company Reports

NLIS can provide a vast amount of different Company Reports, for example our most popular Company Reports as well as the Company Conveyancing Search Reports.

The Different types of Company reports are as followed:

Standard Company Reports

When obtaining our Standard Company Reports they will provide all current documents held by the Companies House. These documents could then include information such as; current appointments, change of directors, change of registered office, annual returns and latest accounts.

Company Conveyancing Search

The Company Conveyancing Search Reports include all possible search details of any withstanding charges relating to a specific address, these are as followed;

All fixed charges
All floating charges
Any documents filed in relation to winding up
Striking off or liquidation.

In some cases there could possibly be a large number of other withstanding charges that could be held against a company via the person in charge making this process even harder to endure. In many circumstances this is a common occurrence with multiple building companies as they may be subjected to creating a limited company for each new building project. This allows the protection of the parent company in the event of any future/further problems that may arise within the development of the company therefore, making it a wise decision to purchase a Company Report Via NLIS.

Having read through our blog, Please do not hesitate to Contact Us if you would like to know any additional information about our Company Reports that NLIS offer. NLIS is a very user friendly website making it very easy to order your Company Reports. Our online system means that you can order Company Reports in a few simple steps and they can be returned to you via email. Along with Company Reports, NLIS can also offer you many other conveyancing searches which can be ordered in the same way.

Mining And Mineral Searches

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Mining And Mineral Searches

When ordering Mining And Mineral Searches, what services Can NLIS Provide?

NLIS can provide you with all localised Mining And Mineral Searches such as Coal, Tin, Lead, Gypsum, clay and Limestone. When an order is placed with NLIS via the online system, the website will automatically inform you as to whether the property is situated in an area where Mining And Mineral Searches are recommended.

NLIS offer the following Mining And Mineral Searches:

Coal Mining Searches: The first of NLIS Mining And Mineral Searches is the Coal mining search which is considered by property professionals as vital for anyone buying property in any coal mining area in Britain. Our Mining And Mineral Searches /reports service provides a fast, accurate, property-specific and cost-effective Mining And Mineral Searches service for any property in England and Wales. Since 23rd October 2006, Mining And Mineral Searches searches in England and Wales have also included information about Cheshire brine subsidence claims.

Cheshire Brine: Cheshire Brine is a type of salt and has been mined from underground deposits for hundreds of years in the Cheshire area, leaving massive caves underground which are liable to subsidence causing damage to property. A compensation scheme is in place and the area covered by this scheme can be identified from a Cheshire Brine Search. This search is included within the NLIS Coal Mining Searches as part of the Mining And Mineral Searches that NLIS offer.

Tin & Metalliferous Mining: Tin and Metalliferous Mining And Mineral Searches are produced with reference to the extensive mining archive in order to provide an assessment of mining risk to the subject property. The report includes a plan showing the property boundary and any mining features which may be considered as a risk to the property. Clear recommendations will be provided in NLIS Mining And Mineral Searches where further action may take place, such as visual inspection of the property. This search is part of the Mining And Mineral Searches that NLIS can provide you.

Gypsum Mining: A gypsum search will establish whether it is likely if a property will suffer from mining subsidence if it is built on or near a former Gypsum mine. Gypsum is a mineral used in the production of plaster, plasterboard and cement. Abandoned opencast gypsum mines are often back filled and the waste from the mines is dumped in landfills then this land is often reclaimed for housing. Gypsum mining has taken place and still takes place in East Sussex, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Cumbria and NLIS believe this search is a vital search for these areas as part of the Mining And Mineral Searches that NLIS offer.

China & Ball Clay Mining: China clay is commercial clay composed principally of the hydrated aluminosilicate clay mineral kaolinite. Ball clay is a fine, highly plastic sedimentary clay which is near white in colour. Mining And Mineral Searches such as this one are to allow personnel to establish whether the property is on land with known clay deposits which may be worked in the future, or whether it has been mined in the past. For properties in Cornwall, Devon and Dorset these Mining And Mineral Searches should be seriously considered. The Mining And Mineral Searches is carried out to establish whether the property is likely to suffer from subsidence due to past mining activities. Limestone Mining: A Limestone mining search should be considered for properties in the West Midlands where limestone mining was common until the 1930s. Mining activity has ceased since then therefore the risk is diminishing as more time passes, however a potential subsidence risk does still remain that is why NLIS offer this search as part of our Mining Searches and Mineral Searches. If you would like to know more about the Mining And Mineral Searches NLIS offer then please feel free to Contact Us via the links provided throughout.

Environmental Report

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

What is an Environmental Report?

An Environmental Report which is property or land specific gives details about certain environmental factors such as historic land use, flood information, contaminated land issues, radon gas, potential past mining in the area, ground stability and much more. The information in an Environmental Report which is property or land specific includes detailed information within a given radius of a home or piece of land which could adversely affect it.

Which type of Environmental Report is suitable for me?

Whether purchasing or selling a residential, commercial or agricultural property as well as purchasing land for development, there is an Environmental Report suitable for you which can be purchased.

Residential

NLIS can provide you with a Residential Environmental Report which is suitable for a dwelling which is used to live in such as a flat or a house and they usually cost in the region of £45 – £60 inc VAT – size dependent. The usual turnaround time to create a Residential Environmental Report is 1-2 working days. Some examples of a Residential Environmental Report can be found by clicking the links below which will open up samples;

Groundsure Homescreen (basic flood information)

Groundsure Homebuyers (detailed flood information)

FCI Premium Residential Environmental Report (includes Energy, Full Flood Data & Ground Stability <0.25Ha)

Commercial

Alternatively, if you require an Environmental Report for a Commercial premises or land then depending on the size of the area, a Commercial Environmental Report can cost in the region of £120 – £200 inc VAT. The usual turnaround time to create a Commercial Environmental Report is 1-5 working days. Some examples of a Commercial Environmental Report can be found by clicking the links below which will open up samples;

Groundsure Screening Report (<15 Hectares)

Premium FCI Environmental Report (includes Energy, Full Flood Data & Ground Stability <0.25Ha)

How can I order an Environmental Report?

If you would like more information regarding an Environmental Report, please do not hesitate to contact NLIS Ltd on 08700 500 820 or you can email search@paliltd.com with any questions you may have.

If you would like to order an Environmental Report from NLIS, please click HERE to be taken to the beginning of the ordering process. You can pay for your Environmental Report by debit or credit card and receive your completed Environmental Report via email.

Personal Drainage And Water Search

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Personal Drainage And Water Search

A Personal Drainage And Water Search is a very important search in the conveyancing process. We recommend for a Personal Drainage And Water Search to be carried out on every property that’s going through the Conveyancing process. NLIS can provide you with a Personal Drainage And Water Search for both domestic and commercial properties. A Personal Drainage And Water Search provides underwritten and guaranteed information, alerting purchasers to unnecessary risks giving them and their adviser’s security, peace of mind and a clear trail of responsibility back to the water companies. There are still thousands of properties in UK which are not connected to sewers or mains water. They may use soak away, culverts, rivers or streams to disperse surface water and septic tanks, cesspool for sewage, wells or boreholes for the supply of water.

Personal Drainage And Water Search Includes:

NLIS provide a Personal Drainage And Water Search has at least 23 questions and gives information relating to the following;

If a property has a mains water supply,
Drains and water mains,
Whether foul and surface water drains from the property to the public sewer,
Confirmation of the location and distance of the nearest waste water treatment works,
Connection and position of sewers, as well as other information related to the drainage and water services to the property

Obtain A Personal Drainage and Water Search from NLIS

NLIS provide a Personal Drainage And Water Search that is usually requested by a Solicitor or Conveyancer and is compiled by a member of NLIS who examines the relevant water company records. The Personal Drainage And Water Search provided by NLIS is backed by an individual £2m Search Warranty including run-off cover.

NLIS can also provide a Personal Drainage And Water Search which is done via legitimate Water Company. Water Company Complied Searches are based on the Con29DW which consists of 25 Questions agreed between the Law Society and the Water Companies. NLIS will always make every effort to obtain the information required to answer the same questions as the Water Companies within the NLIS Produced Searches. However this is not always possible due to the restrictions on access to information imposed on search companies by the various water companies. Where the information required to answer a question on an NLIS Produced Drainage And Water Search is not available, it will be stated within the report. Insurance is also in place to cover financial losses incurred due to lack of information.

You can order a Personal Drainage And Water Search through NLIS, simply Contact Us for more information or continue onto our site NLIS.

Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council

NLIS offers a wide variety of searches including an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council which are available electronically through the NLIS Ltd website. These searches can be paid for online by the casual buyer or an account can be opened for the regular buyer. NLIS is the fastest way to order conveyancing searches online including an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more!

Ordering searches on NLIS

When you use our quick, easy, user-friendly ordering system to order an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council for example, there are only five simple steps before your order is complete. Once you have ordered searches on the NLIS website, we are confident that you will never go back to your previous way of obtaining conveyancing searches including an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council.

Official search for stockton-on-tees borough council from nliS

NLIS can provide you with an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council as well as all other councils in England and Wales. An Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council is generally required by solicitors & conveyancers acting on behalf of someone wishing to purchase a property. An Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council contains information compiled after an examination of council records and various other procedures. An Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council environmental information on a property such as planning applications, building regulations, traffic schemes, contaminated land, radon gas and Local Land Charges.

About NLIS

Our company was formed in 1999 to provide a service to solicitors which included the provision of conveyancing searches throughout England and Wales. In those days the majority of conveyancers and solicitors purchased their searches directly from the councils. This was a laborious, confusing and a time consuming task with over three hundred and fifty separate councils, all with differing systems and prices which is why our service was so popular. Many of the councils were reluctant to develop their online ordering and delivery systems so in the early 2000’s a new system was developed to centralise the ordering, delivery and payment for local authority searches to be known as NLIS.

In February of 2003 we decided that we could do better so NLIS Ltd was formed with the intention of providing a fully electronic system for both ordering and delivering an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council with account facilities for payments. As the conveyancing professionals became hungry for more information, further searches and reports were made available such as; Drainage & Water Searches, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more in addition to the Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council. The ability to choose the various reports from one site, pay after thirty days or instantly via card payment and receive all the reports electronically has proved very popular.

We are constantly looking for more reports to add to our selection and encourage our clients to identify further products for us to add. If you are a regular purchaser of any of the items on our product list and would like an account just contact us and we will be delighted to provide the facility. Conversely, if you would like to purchase a one off report, simply enter the address of the property to find a selection of reports available including the option to order an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council which can be purchased without an account, online, by credit or debit card. Having the option to make payment via credit or debit card even online makes the process a whole lot easier when obtaining an Official Search For Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council.

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Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council

NLIS offers a wide variety of searches including an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council which are available electronically through the NLIS Ltd website. These searches can be paid for online by the casual buyer or an account can be opened for the regular buyer. NLIS is the fastest way to order conveyancing searches online including an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more!

Ordering searches on NLIS

When you use our quick, easy, user-friendly ordering system to order an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council for example, there are only five simple steps before your order is complete. Once you have ordered searches on the NLIS website, we are confident that you will never go back to your previous way of obtaining conveyancing searches including an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council.

official search for weymouth & portland borough council from nliS

NLIS can provide you with an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council as well as all other councils in England and Wales. An Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council is generally required by solicitors & conveyancers acting on behalf of someone wishing to purchase a property. An Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council contains information compiled after an examination of council records and various other procedures. An Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council environmental information on a property such as planning applications, building regulations, traffic schemes, contaminated land, radon gas and Local Land Charges.

About NLIS

In February of 2003 we decided that we could do better so NLIS Ltd was formed with the intention of providing a fully electronic system for both ordering and delivering an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council with account facilities for payments. As the conveyancing professionals became hungry for more information, further searches and reports were made available such as; Drainage & Water Searches, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more in addition to the Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council. The ability to choose the various reports from one site, pay after thirty days or instantly via card payment and receive all the reports electronically has proved very popular.

We are constantly looking for more reports to add to our selection and encourage our clients to identify further products for us to add. If you are a regular purchaser of any of the items on our product list and would like an account just contact us and we will be delighted to provide the facility. Conversely, if you would like to purchase a one off report, simply enter the address of the property to find a selection of reports available including the option to order an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council which can be purchased without an account, online, by credit or debit card. Having the option to make payment via credit or debit card even online makes the process a whole lot easier when obtaining an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council.

Go to NLIS today and order yourself an Official Search For Weymouth & Portland Borough Council !

Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council

NLIS offers a wide variety of searches including an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council which are available electronically through the NLIS Ltd website. These searches can be paid for online by the casual buyer or an account can be opened for the regular buyer. NLIS is the fastest way to order conveyancing searches online including an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more!

Ordering searches on NLIS

When you use our quick, easy, user-friendly ordering system to order an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council for example, there are only five simple steps before your order is complete. Once you have ordered searches on the NLIS website, we are confident that you will never go back to your previous way of obtaining conveyancing searches including an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council.

Official search for windsor and maidenhead royal borough council from nliS

NLIS can provide you with an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council as well as all other councils in England and Wales. An Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council is generally required by solicitors & conveyancers acting on behalf of someone wishing to purchase a property. An Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council contains information compiled after an examination of council records and various other procedures. An Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council environmental information on a property such as planning applications, building regulations, traffic schemes, contaminated land, radon gas and Local Land Charges.

About NLIS

In February of 2003 we decided that we could do better so NLIS Ltd was formed with the intention of providing a fully electronic system for both ordering and delivering an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council with account facilities for payments. As the conveyancing professionals became hungry for more information, further searches and reports were made available such as; Drainage & Water Searches, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more in addition to the Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council. The ability to choose the various reports from one site, pay after thirty days or instantly via card payment and receive all the reports electronically has proved very popular.

We are constantly looking for more reports to add to our selection and encourage our clients to identify further products for us to add. If you are a regular purchaser of any of the items on our product list and would like an account just contact us and we will be delighted to provide the facility. Conversely, if you would like to purchase a one off report, simply enter the address of the property to find a selection of reports available including the option to order an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council which can be purchased without an account, online, by credit or debit card. Having the option to make payment via credit or debit card even online makes the process a whole lot easier when obtaining an Official Search For Windsor And Maidenhead Royal Borough Council.

Official Search For York City Council !

Official Search For York City Council

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Nicole

Official Search For York City Council

NLIS offers a wide variety of searches including an Official Search For York City Council which are available electronically through the NLIS Ltd website. These searches can be paid for online by the casual buyer or an account can be opened for the regular buyer. NLIS is the fastest way to order conveyancing searches online including an Official Search For York City Council, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more!

Ordering searches on NLIS

When you use our quick, easy, user-friendly ordering system to order an Official Search For York City Council for example, there are only five simple steps before your order is complete. Once you have ordered searches on the NLIS website, we are confident that you will never go back to your previous way of obtaining conveyancing searches including an Official Search For York City Council.

official search for york city council from nliS

NLIS can provide you with an Official Search For York City Council as well as all other councils in England and Wales. An Official Search For York City Council is generally required by solicitors & conveyancers acting on behalf of someone wishing to purchase a property. An Official Search For York City Council contains information compiled after an examination of council records and various other procedures. An Official Search For York City Council environmental information on a property such as planning applications, building regulations, traffic schemes, contaminated land, radon gas and Local Land Charges.

About NLIS

In February of 2003 we decided that we could do better so NLIS Ltd was formed with the intention of providing a fully electronic system for both ordering and delivering an Official Search For York City Council with account facilities for payments. As the conveyancing professionals became hungry for more information, further searches and reports were made available such as; Drainage & Water Searches, Environmental Reports, Mining Reports and many more in addition to the Official Search For York City Council. The ability to choose the various reports from one site, pay after thirty days or instantly via card payment and receive all the reports electronically has proved very popular.

We are constantly looking for more reports to add to our selection and encourage our clients to identify further products for us to add. If you are a regular purchaser of any of the items on our product list and would like an account just contact us and we will be delighted to provide the facility. Conversely, if you would like to purchase a one off report, simply enter the address of the property to find a selection of reports available including the option to order an Official Search For York City Council which can be purchased without an account, online, by credit or debit card. Having the option to make payment via credit or debit card even online makes the process a whole lot easier when obtaining an Official Search For York City Council.

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