## Start with evidence that can change the price
The controlled Bricks & Yield checklist covers ownership, sold and rent comparables, legal prompts, condition, EPC, tenancy, finance compatibility and document records. It keeps unresolved items visible as red or amber checks.
HM Land Registry explains that a [title register can identify the title number, ownership, last sale price, mortgages, restrictive covenants and easements](https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry). Use that record to frame questions for the buyer's solicitor.
## Read the title record deliberately
The [Land Registry search guidance](https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/search-the-register) separates the property summary, title register and title plan. The summary can show tenure and whether restrictive covenants or easements are recorded. The title register can identify the title number, ownership, last sale price, mortgages, restrictive covenants and easements. The plan shows the property's location and general boundaries.
Use the right document for the question being checked. GOV.UK says an online copy cannot be used as proof of ownership, while an official copy can be ordered when proof is required. Record the document type and access date instead of writing only "Land Registry checked" in the pack.
The online property summary is free. GOV.UK currently lists GBP 7 for a title register or title plan and GBP 11 for an official copy sent by post.
## Test the income and occupation
The checklist records tenancy, sold and rent comparables, legal prompts and finance compatibility as separate checks. Keep those records beside the rent assumption. The [gross and net yield calculator](/tools/gross-net-yield-calculator) calculates gross yield from rent and capital, then net yield after voids, management and fixed annual operating costs.
## Check title, use, rates and condition
The checklist covers condition, legal prompts, ownership and finance compatibility. GOV.UK says [estimated business rates start with rateable value multiplied by the applicable multiplier](https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates), before eligible relief. Save the source and calculation with the deal.
The official estimate follows four steps: find the property's rateable value, select the applicable multiplier, multiply the two, and deduct eligible relief. Use the [business rates valuation service](https://www.gov.uk/find-business-rates) for the property evidence. Keep the rateable value distinct from the rent and from the final rates bill.
The public checklist prompts ownership verification, legal review with a solicitor, an appropriate condition survey and a finance-compatibility check. It is an educational screen and does not replace those instructed professionals.
## Worked checklist example
Run the 20 checks in the [due diligence checklist](/tools/due-diligence-checklist). In the controlled example, 15 are green, 3 amber and 2 red. Pause the deal until both red items clear. Convert each amber item into a condition or price adjustment.
Keep the result and linked evidence with the offer decision.