Trace a Person

It can often be difficult to trace a person or locate an asset in the UK especially considering GDPR and the strict legal and regulatory frameworks tracing agents have to follow.

Qualified Tracing Agents

Generally, the more information you have about the person that you want to locate, typically the easier it can be.

Additionally, you must have a lawful and legitimate basis for instructing us. For more guidance please speak with our office

For your peace of mind, we hold the following accreditations:

  • ISO9001 & ISO27001 Certification
  • PCI DSS compliant
  • Fully ICO Registered & GDPR compliant
  • Full Professional Indemnity Insurance
  • Full Members of The Association of British Investigators
  • Senior management qualified to LLB Hons  and EDI Level 4
  • Experts in Evidence Gathering and the Civil Procedure Rules 
  • Access to 220 Million Consumers and 140 Million households records and
  • Access to 100 million wireless phone numbers and additional contact data including emails.
Bronze: Trace a Person

£40.00

(+VAT) Fixed Fee

This is a basic trace that gains information from Public resources Credit Reference Agencies. This service is for basic tracing purposes only.
Silver: Trace a Person

£85.00

(+VAT) Fixed Fee

This is an Trace and Status performed by one of our EDI Level 4 experienced in-house investigators.

Gold: Trace a Person

£250.00

(+VAT) Fixed Fee

This is an in-depth asset trace performed by one of our LLB Hons EDI Level 4 award-winning experienced Investigators.

International Trace a Person

£450.00

(+VAT) Fixed Fee

This is an International in-depth asset trace performed by one of our LLB Hons EDI Level 4 award-winning experienced Investigators.

Tracing a Person - FAQs

A UK tracing agent works on behalf of somebody to locate a person that may owe money or has simply fallen out of contact. It is bound by strict legal frameworks and can only operate a trace if there is a lawful and legitimate reason for the search being requested.

People tracing is not illegal in the UK if you have a lawful and legitimate reason for instructing a people tracer to begin their search.

Tracing a person can be carried out in several ways and as a result, costs will vary. At Legal & Corporate Investigations, we want to ensure you receive the best possible service for the people tracing you require. With basic searches from as little as £40 and our premium asset trace available at extremely competitive rates, you can rest assured that our cost-effective options will provide you with the answers you are looking for.  Our gold service will see the trace performed by an LLB Hons EDI Level 4 investigator.

Tracing agents operate using a host of data sources, some of which are readily available to the public and others that require specialist knowledge. Optimising all available data and harnessing the most up-to-date technology, Legal and Corporate Investigations create new concepts and introduce new technology to help us find the person or people you need to trace whether it be for debtor tracing or other reasons. With access to over 220 million consumers and 140 million households, we make people tracing cost-effective, quick, and simple.

There are many traces you can do yourself, via social media, electoral roll and more, however, these can be time-consuming and not always deliver the exact results you require. Using a tracing agent saves you time, effort and the worry that you may not find the right person. Utilising the best technology and having our expert professionals dedicated to the task means you can carry on with life as normal whilst we work hard in the background.

A people trace can be a quick process. With the expert tools at our disposal, we can locate the person in question in just a few hours, however, sometimes, it can take much longer. Much depends on the information we are provided with at the start of our search. It is not unusual for a person trace to take a few days.

Certain searches that you can do from home will not be known to the individual, but you may run the risk of others being found out. With Legal & Corporate Investigations, none of your information is ever passed on and we work in strict confidence to ensure the person we are tracing on your behalf does not know it is happening.

There are a variety of sources for us to gather information from that delve much deeper than checks on the electoral roll or credit agencies. Our tools and technology allow us to discover info on over 200 million people and over 100 million households.

Our in-depth search capability gives us full confidence that we will find the person you need. Should you have reason to believe we have located the incorrect individual, just let us know.

Yes. We are fully accredited by a host of professional associations and hold both ISO9001 and ISO27001. In addition, we are members of The Association of British Investigators, Civil Enforcement Services Association and the Institute of Paralegals. Our full accreditations are available here.

Yes, our team are well versed in a host of sectors and works to deliver you the results you need in a variety of fields. Should you have recently been involved in legal action and require the serving of documents, our careful and considerate team can action UK process serving anywhere in the country. Should you represent a business and need to know more about a supplier, we can offer an in-depth credit check on them, so you feel confident your business is not going to suffer from instability of service. You can credit check a company and have results in just three days. Discover all our other investigation services today!

Our clients include the legal profession, insurance industry, finance sector and commerce in general…

Still have questions?

Get in touch with our team on any aspect of tracing a person and we can help.