Renovation history
Look for recorded remodels, additions, roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and pool work.
Investor property due diligence
Use permit history to understand recorded project activity before acquisition.
For investors, flippers and developers, permit records can reveal prior renovations, additions, demolition, new construction and system work that may be relevant when screening a property.
Search a property freeAcquisition research
A faster way to review recorded work history.
Instead of manually searching multiple authority interfaces, CheckHarbour organizes the available permit records for an address into a single timeline.
Development activity
Identify recorded demolition, new construction and major alterations where the source data supplies them.
Project context
Where published, see contractors, work descriptions, project values, dates, status and construction-duration information.
Screen before purchase
The free search tells you how many matching permit records exist and the available date range before you buy the report.
Not a replacement for diligence
Use permit records alongside your normal acquisition checks.
Permit history is one research layer. It does not establish title, zoning, structural condition, code compliance, environmental condition, market value or project feasibility.
Digital history can be incomplete
Older work may sit outside the available dataset.
Recorded value is not property value
Project values appear only where supplied on individual permit records and are not aggregated into a property valuation.
Verify what matters
Material findings should be confirmed with the authority, title professionals and technical advisers appropriate to the investment.
Start free
Check whether the address has enough recorded history to be useful.
No card is required for the initial permit search.
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