Property research guides
Documentation for the decisions the tool cannot make: choosing evidence, understanding source limits and knowing when professional review is required.
How to choose comparable property sales
A practical sequence for turning an exact-postcode transaction list into a small, explainable evidence set.
Read guide →2 minute readHow to read HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
What a registered price-paid record establishes, what it omits and why recent months can be incomplete.
Read guide →2 minute readWhat a postcode planning-constraint screen can and cannot tell you
How to use mapped designations as an investigation prompt without mistaking a centroid result for a property search.
Read guide →1 minute readKeep property evidence separate from financial assumptions
A reviewable way to combine public records, quotes and personal finance inputs without blurring their reliability.
Read guide →2 minute readBuild a local comparable pool without confusing distance with similarity
How to widen a sparse postcode search, preserve distance labels and remove nearby transactions that do not answer the subject-property question.
Read guide →2 minute readUse repeat-sale records as a question, not a growth calculation
A practical way to interpret more than one registered transaction at the same address while avoiding false return and renovation claims.
Read guide →2 minute readBuild a leasehold evidence file before relying on a flat comparison
The documents and questions that should sit beside leasehold sale prices, from unexpired term to major works and building management.
Read guide →2 minute readPrepare a property research file for a surveyor, solicitor or broker
How to turn scattered links and assumptions into a concise handoff that makes unanswered questions easier to act on.
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