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MyPropertyScan vs HouseCheckup
HouseCheckup looks like the broader report. That may be exactly what some buyers want: more official-source checks, report depth and a single score. MyPropertyScan is intentionally more focused: a clean buyer report for practical pre-offer risks, seller questions, survey prompts and a PDF.
Last updated: 7 July 2026. Editorially reviewed: 7 July 2026.
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Choose HouseCheckup if you want a broader property-intelligence style report and a score-led format. Choose MyPropertyScan if you want a cleaner pre-offer buyer report: the risks worth checking, the seller questions to ask, the survey prompts to carry forward and a PDF record.
Side-by-side comparison
| Question | MyPropertyScan | HouseCheckup |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Buyers who want a short, practical pre-offer report before deciding what to ask next. | Buyers, investors or developers who want a broader property-intelligence style report. |
| Main angle | Practical risks, seller questions, survey prompts, negotiation notes and PDF output. | Broad official-source checks, an IQ-style score, fuller report packaging and wider screening. |
| Where it is strongest | The buyer decision between viewing, offer, survey and solicitor instruction. | A broader early-read report where report depth and a single score are useful. |
| Where to be careful | It is deliberately focused; it is not trying to be a full environmental report or formal search. | A broader report can still need careful interpretation before using it in negotiation. |
| Pricing style | One paid buyer report after a free preview. Current full report price: £12.99. | Public pages seen on 7 July 2026 described full reports from £9.99 and a Complete report at £24.99. |
What HouseCheckup appears to do well
HouseCheckup has a useful broad-report proposition. Its public pages emphasize many databases, official sources, a fuller PDF and a single property score. That can be attractive if you want a more comprehensive report to read before committing to deeper due diligence.
Its own guidance also makes a sensible distinction between early buyer reports and formal conveyancing searches. That is the right boundary: these reports help you decide what to ask, not replace the professional checks required later.
Where MyPropertyScan is different
MyPropertyScan is built around the buyer's next action, not a score alone. If flood, subsidence, EPC, crime, schools, broadband, mobile signal, noise, tenure or price signals show something worth checking, the report turns that into practical questions and prompts.
That makes it more useful when you are about to view again, offer, book a survey or brief your conveyancer. It is a compact decision aid, not an attempt to be the largest property-data report on the page.
Decision guide
- Pick HouseCheckup if report depth, a single score and a broader official-source pack are what you value.
- Pick MyPropertyScan if you want a simpler buyer-workflow report with practical follow-up questions.
- Use professional checks before exchange. Neither product replaces a survey, solicitor searches, insurance checks or mortgage advice.
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Sources used
We use UK public and specialist sources where they are available. Public datasets can be incomplete, delayed, or missing for some addresses. Treat them as a starting point, not as a replacement for professional advice.
Source standard: preference goes to official government datasets, statutory bodies, professional standards, and primary dataset publishers. We cite the source family on the page and explain coverage limits rather than filling gaps with unsupported estimates.
- Competitor source: HouseCheckup homepageChecked for official-source, database-count, PDF and report-positioning claims.
- Competitor source: HouseCheckup best property report guideChecked for HouseCheckup's own comparison of consumer reports and conveyancing products.
- Official guidance: GOV.UK buying a homeGovernment guide used for buyer-stage context and the limits of pre-offer checks.
Editorial review
Reviewed by the MyPropertyScan editorial team. Editorial owner: BiteRight Ltd, operator of MyPropertyScan. We review buyer guides against UK public property datasets, RICS survey wording, lender requirements, and common buyer questions.
Pages are updated when source coverage, property-risk guidance, survey cost assumptions, or product checks materially change. Methodology and dataset limitations are explained on the MyPropertyScan methodology page.