PackCheck
Auction Legal Pack Review

Spot the hidden risks
before you bid

Upload any UK auction legal pack and get a full risk report of the property in minutes

Avg 20 min resultsNo legal jargonGDPR · ISO 27001 aligned
300+

Pages in an average auction legal pack, full of dense legal jargon.

£800+

The cost of a traditional solicitor review, per pack, before you even bid.

60%

Of auction properties have hidden defects, onerous leases, or missing documents.

How it works

From legal pack to clear answers in minutes

No legal knowledge required. Upload, pay, and read.

01

Upload your pack

Choose a plan and securely drop the PDF legal pack on our platform.

02

Analysis

Our system scans hundreds of pages across 30 specific checks.

03

Review Risks

Get a clear traffic-light report delivered in under 10 minutes.

Coverage

Everything you need to know, in one report

Title & Ownership

Class of title, restrictions on use, third-party rights, and missing title plans.

Leasehold Issues

Short leases, escalating ground rents, and onerous service charges.

Local Searches

Planning enforcement, adoption of roads, and tree preservation orders.

Special Conditions

Hidden buyers premiums, extra auction fees, and shortened completion times.

Environmental

Flood risk warnings, contaminated land, and coal mining proximity.

Tenancy & Arrears

Rent arrears, lack of AST agreements, and ongoing eviction notices.

Property Profile

EPC rating and improvement potential, property type, floor area, construction age, council tax band, heating system, glazing, and wall and roof type.

Market Comparables

HM Land Registry sales data from comparable properties nearby: median sale price, price per m², and how the guide price compares to the market.

Price History

Full Land Registry ownership chain with dates and prices paid. See exactly who has owned the property and what they paid.

Planning History

Applications, decisions, and enforcement notices from the national planning register, flagged and explained.

Flood & Environmental Risks

RAG-rated risk levels for flood (rivers and surface water), radon, coal mining, landfill proximity, air quality, and invasive plants.

Pricing

Screen every lot before you bid.

A solicitor's pre-auction review runs £595 to £1,495 plus VAT and takes days. You cannot pay that on every lot you are weighing up. PackCheck gives you the risk picture in minutes, from £49.99, so you can screen them all and save the solicitor for the one you win.

Quick Scan

The fast check before you commit

£49.99

Instant screening of the most critical documents in your pack, so you never walk into a bid blind.

  • ✓Hidden fees and onerous clauses
  • ✓Ownership and restrictions checked
  • ✓Plain English, no jargon
  • ✓Verdict at a glance
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Full Review

Bid with the full picture

£149.99

Your entire legal pack analysed, plus property intelligence showing whether the guide price stands up against the available evidence.

  • ✓Everything in Quick Scan
  • ✓Value compared with the guide
  • ✓Your true acquisition cost
  • ✓Thirty risk checks completed
  • ✓Seller questions ready to send
  • ✓Report ready for your solicitor

Professional Assessment

AI speed, human judgement

£499.99

Everything in Full Review, then a qualified expert reads your lease and complex documents by hand, for a fraction of a solicitor's pre-auction fee.

  • ✓Everything in Full Review
  • ✓Lease read by an expert
  • ✓Ground rent and covenants assessed
  • ✓A considered human verdict
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For investors screening lots every week

£499.99/month

A Full Review on every pack you submit, as many as you like. One avoided mistake pays for the year.

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FAQs

Common questions

Everything you need to know before you upload your first pack.

When a property goes to auction, the auction house publishes a bundle of documents (the legal pack) covering title, special conditions, searches, and any lease. PackCheck analyses those documents and runs 30 specific checks to flag risks before you bid.

Quick Scan is £49.99, Full Review (30 checks) is £149.99, and Professional Assessment with a named human reviewer is £499.99. A £499.99/month subscription includes unlimited Full Reviews.

Quick Scan reports are ready in 2–3 minutes. Full Review reports take 5–10 minutes. You will receive an email as soon as your report is ready. No need to keep the browser open.

PDF, ZIP (the most common format from auction houses: a ZIP of multiple PDFs), DOCX, and DOC. If you have several individual PDFs, zip them together before uploading.

No. It is a screening tool. It helps you quickly identify red flags before deciding whether to bid, but it does not replace a regulated conveyancing solicitor. Always instruct a solicitor before exchanging contracts.

Yes. Documents are transmitted over an encrypted connection and used solely to generate your report. They are not shared with any third party and are permanently deleted after 30 days.

Red means a material issue that must be understood before bidding, such as a short lease or enforcement notice. Amber means a potential concern requiring further investigation. Green means no significant issue found on that check.

Every Full Review and Professional Assessment includes a full property intelligence layer sourced automatically from public records. This includes: market comparables from HM Land Registry (comparable sale prices and price per m² for nearby properties), EPC rating and energy efficiency data, title and price history (full ownership chain with dates and prices paid), planning history (applications, decisions, and enforcement notices from the national register), and flood and environmental risk ratings covering rivers and surface water flood risk, radon, coal mining proximity, landfill, air quality, and invasive plants. All of this is presented alongside the legal risk analysis in a single report.

You'll see a clear error with your Report ID and instructions to contact us. Our team is alerted automatically. If we can't process your pack, you receive a full refund.
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