Auto Toolbox

Free tools for homes, property and building

Whether you're buying, improving or building, these tools give you the facts and drawings to start with. Put your postcode in on the Auto Toolbox home page and the property tools open on it.

Auto Property Searches

Type any UK address and get a free summary: sold prices, the plot size, the energy rating, planning history, flood risk, nearby landfill, road plans and more.

It covers much of what a buyer's conveyancing searches would show, so you can spot problems before you spend money on a survey.

Open Auto Property Searches here Go to www.autopropertysearches.co.uk

Home Energy Grant Finder

Put in your postcode and see every grant, discount and free help to make your home warmer and cheaper to run, such as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, ECO4 and the Warm Homes schemes.

It shows what you might qualify for and what to fit first.

Open Home Energy Grant Finder here Go to www.homeenergygrantfinder.co.uk

Auto Builder

Plan an extension, loft conversion, renovation or new home and get drawings for planning permission and building regulations, starting from your own house on the map.

Open Auto Builder here Go to www.autobuilder.co.uk

Spanworks

Design a steel portal frame building in 3D, choose the span, bay spacing and cladding, and check it against the design rules before you get quotes.

Open Spanworks here Go to spanworks.co.uk

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