Everything you need to know about the CON29DW

An essential part of the conveyancing process, the CON29DW products provide key information regarding water and sewerage services or assets for prospective property owners, protecting buyers and their advisers from unnecessary risk, complementing their own due diligence.
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What makes CON29DW products essential?

Both the CON29DW Residential and the CON29DW Commercial reports are created from complex data. They are comprehensive and analysed by specialists during preparation.

Each report goes through various quality and review stages before being delivered to the conveyancer, giving confidence to property purchasers and their advisers.

Benefits of the CON29DW

  • Property purchasers and their advisers need qualified drainage and water information to make informed purchasing or leasing decisions. A CON29DW complements your due diligence and helps to mitigate risk with specified indemnity levels.
  • The report comprises standardised questions developed with the Law Society and both the residential and commercial products are regularly updated to reflect legislative and industry changes.
  • Knowledgeable teams interpret and verify comprehensive and current drainage and water data.
  • Terms & Conditions with appropriate guarantees are there to support you and your client.
  • DWSN independently audits and validates its members on a regular basis to ensure compliance with quality and excellent service standards. External auditors review members’ products to ensure compliance with all DWSN’s Standards.


Clearly essential
Since the CON29DW Residential’s introduction in 2002 and the launch of the CommercialDW in 2010, both have been developed and updated to reflect an ever-changing water industry and legislative framework.

These improvements aim to ensure users can receive the outcomes of the search even more quickly and should result in a quality user experience thanks to increased clarity, efficiency and usability for clients.