Pre-completion procedures
Association of British Insurers
www.abi.org.uk
Remember insurance may be required from the time of exchange. Look at the contract terms to check.
Bank of England
www.bankofengland.co.uk
Details of how the bank operates.
Companies House
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
You can make online pre-completion searches at Companies House. They will be vital in unregistered transactions when the seller is a corporation.
Land Registry
www.landregistry.gov.uk
The location for pre-completion registered land searches and access to the Land Registry Portal for online searches.
Location statistics
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/
A street map anywhere in the UK
www.streetmap.co.uk