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£485,000
Flat 12, Lantern House - 14 Kiln Walk, Hackney Wick, London E9
Worth knowing
Full-fibre broadband at the door
FTTP available with 1,000 Mbps down and four providers competing on price.
Strong transport links
Three stations within half a mile; Liverpool Street in 22 minutes, Canary Wharf in 14.
Schools nearby skew well
Six schools within a mile, including two rated Outstanding at their most recent inspection.
Concerns found
Ground rent doubles in 2038
£250/yr now, doubling every 25 years from the lease commencement in 2013.
Est. £250 → £500 / yr from 2038
Possible damp in second bedroom
Photo 14 shows discoloration on the north-east wall consistent with rising or penetrating damp.
Est. £800 - £2,400
Medium surface-water flood risk
0.1 - 1% annual risk from surface water. One historic flood event recorded within 500m.
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I've spent about five years building software, and I started Rooph while going through property listings of my own. Picking each one apart by hand took hours, and what mattered most was rarely in the listing.
Good information is hardest to come by the first time you buy. I wrote the checks behind each report as I worked out what to look for, and I keep adding to them.
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Analyse images
Pulls out details from the listing photos that the description glosses over, from damp patches to dated kitchens to rooms that look smaller than the floor plan suggests.
Analyse documents
Reads any PDFs attached to the listing: EPCs, floor plans, leases, material information packs and pulls out the facts and concerns that the listing page doesn't surface.
Archive listing
Keeps a full copy of the listing page so you can prove what the seller claimed if the details quietly change before you exchange.
Archive media
Saves every photo and floor plan from the listing so nothing disappears if the agent edits or pulls the listing later.
Broadband
Shows the real download and upload speeds available at this address, not the postcode average that listings tend to quote.
Flood risk
The official flood risk for this exact property. High risk can push up insurance premiums, complicate the mortgage, and hurt resale.
Lease details
Remaining lease years, ground rent and service charges, plus the clauses that quietly make a flat hard to mortgage or resell later.
Nearby crime
Recent crime reported on the street and around it, so you get a feel for what living there day-to-day actually looks like.
Nearby schools
State and private schools within walking and driving distance, with their latest Ofsted ratings and catchment notes.
Planning history
Past planning decisions on the property and the street, including refused work and approvals nearby that could block your own extension or change the view.
Property tax
The council tax band and the annual bill, so you know your real monthly running cost before you put in an offer.
Transport links
Walking times to the nearest stations and bus stops, with realistic journey times to where you actually need to get to.
Sold nearby
Recent sale prices of comparable homes within walking distance, so you can see whether the asking price is fair or inflated.
Viewing checklist
A list of property-specific questions to ask the agent and things to look out for when you visit, based on what we found.
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