For property investors · England, Wales & Scotland

Stop
Bidding
Blind.

Surface issues buried deep in auction legal packs in seconds — and save hundreds on solicitor fees by only paying them for the work that actually needs a solicitor.

Get your risk report — £7

10 messages · Enough for 2–3 packs · No subscription

AuctionPackReader is a triage tool. If you’re proceeding to bid, a qualified solicitor should still review the full pack.

Filter out bad deals before you spend a penny on legal fees
Know exactly the right questions to ask before you bid
Spot hidden costs buried in the Special Conditions
Look credible and prepared to auction houses
Save hundreds on abortive legal fees — instruct a solicitor only when it counts

Work smarter

Don’t spend due diligence time on deals that were never going to work.

The pack is 40 pages, the solicitor charges by the hour, and half the lots in any catalogue have something in them that should have sent you elsewhere immediately. Find it for £7, not £500.

You can pay a solicitor a few hundred quid to read it. You can skim it yourself and hope you catch everything. Or you can bid and find out what you missed after the hammer falls. One of those is the expensive kind of education.

What it surfaces

Most packs have at least one reason to walk away. Find it in seconds, not days.

Why this exists

Built by investors for investors.

Instantly screen out dud deals Know within seconds whether a pack is worth pursuing, before you spend a penny on legal fees.
Surface what’s buried Hidden seller fees, missing searches, title issues and leasehold traps, flagged automatically.
Save time and money Instruct a solicitor only on deals that survive the triage, not every pack that lands in your inbox.
Ask the right questions Go back to the auction house knowing exactly what to probe, not guessing.
Esther Smith, property investor

Esther Smith · Property Investor

I’m Esther. I’ve been buying investment property for six years. I combined my AI expertise with everything I know about the buying process to build something that does the heavy lifting before you spend a penny on professional fees.

It does 99% of the work of a junior legal assistant — which is more than enough to triage your deals, surface the hidden fees, and tell you whether something is worth paying a human lawyer for.

And if you’re already sending packs to a solicitor — great, keep doing that. Use this first. Know what you’re looking at before you instruct anyone, so you’re not paying professional rates for something you could have spotted in five minutes.

May it save you as much time and money as it’s saved me.

How it works

Seconds, not days.

Upload your pack

Drop in the legal pack PDF. The whole thing. It can handle it — special conditions, searches, title documents, all of it.

Ask it anything

Are there hidden fees? What are the special conditions? Is there an Article 4 issue? Ask in plain English and get a plain English answer.

Get your risk summary

A full picture of what’s in there, what’s missing, and whether it’s worth going further. Before you bid a penny.

Pricing

Less than a pint for peace of mind.

No subscription, no retainer. Just use when you need.

£7 gets you 10 messages — more than enough to fully triage 2 to 3 packs and decide which ones are worth your time and money.

One-off payment

£7

for 10 messages · 2–3 packs fully triaged

Upload your pack, ask what you need to know, get a proper risk summary. If it flags something serious, you’ll know before you’ve wasted a penny on legal fees for a deal that was never going to work.

Get started

AuctionPackReader is a triage tool designed to save you time and money at the research stage. It is not a substitute for legal advice. If you are proceeding to bid, a qualified solicitor should still review the full pack.

Questions

The sensible ones, answered.

I already use a solicitor. Is this still useful?

Especially for you. Use this before you instruct anyone. Know what you’re looking at, what questions to ask, and whether it’s even worth the instruction. You’ll get more from your solicitor’s time and spend less of it on the obvious stuff.

Does this replace a solicitor?

No, and it doesn’t try to. It does the triage so you’re not paying a solicitor to wade through 200 pages only to flag something sitting in the Special Conditions on page 3. If you’re proceeding to bid, get a human lawyer to review the full pack.

Which regions does it cover?

England, Wales and Scotland. Including Scottish Home Reports and the specific quirks that come with Scottish auction properties.

What format does the pack need to be in?

PDF. Most auction houses provide packs as PDFs — upload the whole thing as-is. No need to split it or prepare it in any way.

I’m not very technical. Can I still use this?

Yes. If you can upload a file and type a question, you can use this. No jargon, no setup, no learning curve. It talks to you in plain English.

How much does an auction legal pack review by a solicitor cost?

Typically £300 to £600 for a solicitor to review an auction legal pack — and that’s before you’ve bid a penny or know if the deal stacks up. AuctionPackReader does the triage for £7. If the pack is clean and the deal makes sense, then you instruct the solicitor with confidence. If it’s hiding something, you’ve saved yourself a four-figure mistake.

What are the most common red flags in auction legal packs?

Hidden seller fees in the Special Conditions of Sale are the biggest one — these can run to thousands and are binding the moment the hammer falls. After that: missing local authority or drainage searches, restrictive covenants that limit use or development, Article 4 directions removing permitted development rights, title defects or missing title documents, and for Scottish properties, issues flagged in the Home Report that the seller hasn’t addressed.

How do I read an auction legal pack myself?

Start with the Special Conditions of Sale — this is where sellers hide fees and obligations. Then check the title register for restrictions or defects. Review which searches are included and flag any that are missing. Look for any planning history, covenants or notices. It takes hours to do properly, which is exactly why AuctionPackReader exists — upload the pack and let it surface the issues in seconds, then you know where to focus your attention.

Stop Bidding Blind.

Upload your pack. Find out what’s hiding in the small print. Before the hammer falls.

Get your risk report — £7

10 messages · No subscription · England, Wales & Scotland

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