How Old Is My Period Property?
Period homes continue to be hugely popular for Brits, and the large, roomy houses have been even more in demand as people seek out larger homes and properties with gardens following the lockdowns of the last couple of years.
But do you know how old your home is, or what era it belongs to? There may be times when you will need to know this, such as renewing your home insurance or looking for a better deal. We have a look at how to find out!
There can be a few different ways to find out the age of your home. Firstly, you should go and check any documentation from when you purchased the property. If you have the title deeds or title register that you will have received when you bought your home, then the construction date will be listed.
If you can’t find your title deeds, you can obtain new copies for £3 from the government website. Alternatively, you can get in touch with your local authority and ask when planning permission was granted for your property.
If this doesn’t give you any answers, then you should contact the company or person from whom you bought the property, as they would have had to fill out a TA6 property information form, which will include the date it was built.
Another idea would be to ask neighbours, as their homes may be built at or around the same period, and they may already know.
However, for much older properties, you may need to don a Deerstalker and start a little detective work to pin down the era in which it was built. The features of your home can indicate the era and style it belongs to, such as the flat, symmetrical eateries or Georgian era properties, or the geometric tiling and says windows of a Victorian home.
If you’re lucky, you may even be able to find a date stone on your property telling you when it was completed.
Another option you could try is searching the 2,000 properties listed on the government’s website or going through your local record office archives.
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