You’d hope that’s us snapping them up.
I wonder if there's a way to find out?
You can check on the Land Registry online site snd look ip the title register, house by house.
The title register usually includes:
the title number
who owns the property
how much the property was last sold for
whether the property has a mortgage
details of any ‘restrictive covenants’ - promises to not do certain things with the land, like not building on a particular area
details of any ‘easements’ - the rights of one piece of land over another, like a right of way
There's a fee involved for each search.