STRATA INTEL

Energy Transition Element

For residential conveyancing · England, Wales and Scotland

Will the home be able to go electric? Now answered before exchange.

A single-property report on the local electricity network, the home's energy position and the duties a buyer-to-let takes on. Ordered by the conveyancer, written for their client, and set out in line with the Law Society's practice note on climate change and property.

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Sample · Report ETE-XXXXXX
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Moderate constraint — plan aheadThe local network has some spare capacity today, but forecast demand growth will use most of it by 2030.
Adding a heat pump, EV charger or batteryModerate constraint
How long a connection might takeMay take longer
Exporting from solar or a batteryGood
Energy efficiency (EPC)EPC F — below C
Letting the whole home4 duties apply

Plus questions for the seller cross-referenced to the TA6, and suggested wording for the report on title.

What the report covers

Utility and energy only. No planning, no flood, no ground conditions: those have their own reports. This one answers the questions a buyer will face the day they want a heat pump, a charger or a tenant.

The local electricity network

  • Spare capacity today at the primary substation serving the home.
  • Forecast demand growth to 2030 and 2035, across the operator's published scenarios.
  • Planned reinforcement or flexibility schemes and their dates.
  • An indicative time to connect a heat pump, EV charger or battery, marked as screening or observed.
  • Solar and battery export capacity.

The home

  • Heating today and what switching to a heat pump would mean for demand.
  • EPC rating and potential, and the EPC C by 2030 standard for private lets in England and Wales.
  • Off-gas-grid status.
  • For a new supply or annex: distance to the nearest published local substation.

For the conveyancer

  • Findings set out by their effect on the property, in line with the Law Society practice note (June 2025).
  • Questions for the seller keyed to the TA6 form (6th edition, 2025).
  • Suggested wording for the report on title, marked draft.
  • Buying to let: the gas, electrical and energy duties, with the right rules for England, Wales or Scotland.

How it works

Rule-based screening from published data, with every finding carrying its source and date. It does not give probabilities, and it says plainly what it cannot see.

Locate the homeAddress (UPRN) or postcode, matched to the primary substation that supplies it using the operators' published supply areas.
Read the networkOperator headroom forecasts and Network Development Plans, DNOA decisions and long-term development statements.
Read the homeThe EPC register for heating, fabric, rating and potential; ONS data for nation and gas-grid status.
Write it for the buyerPlain findings, a confidence score, and what to do next. Installer-reported connection outcomes replace screening estimates as they accrue.

Sources: network operator headroom forecasts and Network Development Plans (NGED, UKPN, SSEN, ENWL, Northern Powergrid, SP Energy Networks); Distribution Network Options Assessments; EPC register; OS Open UPRN; ONS postcode data; Energy Networks Association guidance; NGED Network Opportunity Map. Coverage: all GB licence areas. Not covered: the cable or substation serving the street, the home's own service cable, fuse or wiring, or the cost of any installation.

Ordering

Available to conveyancers through our channel partners, or directly for firms with an account. Reports are delivered as a PDF with a reference number for the file, usually within minutes of the order.

Through a search provider

Ask your usual search provider for the Strata Intel Energy Transition Element alongside the standard searches.

Direct

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Talk to us

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