Buying in Edinburgh? Know it before you offer.
Scotland's capital — a World Heritage city with high values and distinctive tenement housing.
Edinburgh at a glance
Live public-data snapshot for EH1 1RE · City of Edinburgh · pulled 22 Jun 2026. Area-level only — a TrueBrick report resolves this to your exact address.
What you'll be buying
Georgian New Town flats, Victorian tenements, and suburban housing.
Whatever the street, the public record on the specific home — its title, flood exposure, planning history, energy performance and recorded sales — is what should shape your offer. That's exactly what a TrueBrick report reads back to you, in plain English, before you commit.
Three things to check before you offer in Edinburgh
- Scottish conveyancing differs — most flats are shared-ownership tenements with common-repair obligations.
- Extensive World Heritage and conservation controls restrict alterations.
- Check the factoring arrangement and any outstanding common-repair liabilities.
These are general prompts for Edinburgh— not findings on any one property. A TrueBrick report confirms which apply to the home you're actually buying.
Run the checks on a specific Edinburgh home
Enter the postcode and house number and we'll pull the public record on that exact property — flood, planning, heritage, EPC, crime, price-paid and more — and email you a plain-English report in under 60 seconds. From £39, one-off.