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Company conveyancing searches

If you are involved in buying property from a company you need to be sure that there are no adverse issues that may affect the transaction. This search will establish if there are any mortgages or charges against the specific address being purchased.

When purchasing unregistered land from a company, undertaking a company search will tell you if there are any fixed or floating charges, or if a receiver or liquidator has been appointed.

Under the Land Registration Act 2002, a buyer is not bound by a charge created by a company unless that charge is registered at the Land Registry or otherwise protected on the register. However, even in the case of registered land, a company search may still reveal vital information. For example, you might learn of impending insolvency or even that the company had been struck off the register and therefore no longer exists in law.

Jordans carry out searches by access to the company’s filed documents which are available for companies registered in England, Wales and Scotland.

What does the company conveyancing search cover?

Information within the search includes: