Property enquiry certificates

Each PEC is covered by an Indemnity Insurance policy. It has information on a property about:

Planning

• planning applications for the property
• whether it is a listed building
• whether it is in a conservation area
• if it is affected by an Article 4 Direction
• if it is subject to an enforcement notice or other notice under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Acts

Building warrants

• recent building warrant applications
• whether it is subject to any outstanding notices or orders under the Building (Scotland) Acts

Roads

• confirms whether the road adjacent to the property is adopted for maintenance purposes
• if the property is affected by any transport proposals

Housing

• statutory notices served under the Housing (Scotland) Act for repairs/improvement to the property and payment of improvement grants

Environmental protection and health and safety

• notices served on the property under a variety of environmental health legislation including the Housing (Scotland) Act, Civic Government (Scotland) Act, Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, Environmental Protection Act and Clean Air Act
• comments about food safety and/or health and safety if statutory notices have been issued

Contaminated land

• whether land is in the contaminated land register (only if specifically requested)

Water and drainage information

We hold details on whether a property is subject to the Private Water Supplies Regulations.

Details of whether a property is on a mains water supply, or septic tank is available from Scottish Water - please phone 0800 0778 778.