How a Planda Report Supports Smarter Home Buying Decisions for PSD clients

In 2024, the UK recorded one of the highest property transaction fall-through rates globally. Find out how Planda reports with PSD help to reduce fall throughs and increase buyer confidence.

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September 29, 2025

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Ellie Nice

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How a Planda Report Supports Smarter Home Buying Decisions for PSD clients

Background
Many buyers set out with the ambition of finding a home they can extend and grow into as their family expands. Success depends not only on the right property but also on whether future renovations are realistically possible. With Property Searches Direct wide offering of searches, these are answers clients can now have in their hands from day one.

Market Context: Why Early Insight Matters More Than Ever
In 2024, the UK recorded one of the highest property transaction fall-through rates globally. Almost 30% of sales collapsed before completion, up sharply from 16% in 2022 (The Negotiator).

The average completion time stretched to five months, a 38% increase over the past decade. In this climate, every delay or unexpected obstacle becomes costly.

The Early Planning Insight
Using a Planda property report, a buyer can discover critical barriers from the outset: for example if a property in consideration has low planning probability. This insight, available before making an offer, allows buyers to make smart decisions about progressing with a transaction that wouldn’t align with their long-term goals of extending the property.

Real World Impact:

Around a third of fall-throughs result from issues raised in surveys (The Negotiator).
Buyers lose an average of £2,727 per failed transaction, with cumulative costs reaching £8.6 billion in 2024 alone (The Negotiator).
Agents face average losses of £4,123 per fall-through, plus at least seven days of wasted time (The Negotiator).

By having access to a Planda report early, buyers can save valuable time, and redirect their focus toward properties that fit their criteria. Agents also benefit by avoiding weeks of wasted effort on a doomed transaction.

The Second Property: Spotting Hidden Potential
Alternatively, where a Planda report shows a high likelihood of planning approval for future extensions, a buyer looking for an extendable home can move forward with confidence.Often additionally Planda will reveal wider development activity in the area, like new schools planned nearby and developments of new community areas.

This gives the buyer dual confidence in a home that can grow with them, as well as a location that carries strong potential for future value uplift.

Takeaway
With fall-through rates at record highs and costs escalating across the industry, a Planda report, available via Property Searches Direct, is more than a precaution. It is a strategic tool that protects buyers’ finances, time, and peace of mind, while also helping agents focus on viable transactions. Critically, it offers the clarity to invest in a home an owner can grow into personally and financially, with greater confidence in their long term plans.

Reference:The Negotiator