The EDAT Framework
How We Check Your Deal
Before Your Capital Is Committed.
EDAT is Escave's structured evidence, data, analysis and transparency framework. It gives every review the same disciplined structure, so you get a clear, independent recommendation you can act on, not a checklist someone made up.
Do not buy the story. Buy only what the evidence can support.
How A Review Is Built
From Your Deal to a Clear Recommendation
Every EDAT review follows the same disciplined path. Each stage builds on the last, so the recommendation you receive is grounded in evidence, not opinion.
The Assignment
We start with your deal, your documents, and what you intend to do. We establish what you are being told and what you are being asked to commit to.
Evidence Status
We establish what the evidence actually supports. Every material claim is separated into what is verified, what is unconfirmed, and what needs attention before you proceed.
Financial Reality
We test the numbers behind the deal, from acquisition costs and yields to cashflow, under realistic and stressed scenarios rather than the sourcer's projections.
Risk
We examine the risks that matter across legal and title, planning and use class, structural, leasehold, financial, and area and vendor. The kind of issues that surface after you have committed.
Conditions
We set out what would need to be true, or independently confirmed, for the deal to stand up, so you know exactly what to check or negotiate before exchange.
The Decision
You receive a clear, independent recommendation you can act on, with the reasoning set out transparently. This pack does not exist to justify the purchase. It exists to protect the decision.
Reviewed and Signed Off
Every report is prepared for you, then reviewed and signed off by Adrian Matousu. You always know who is accountable for the recommendation you receive.
Investigation timing is confirmed after we review the scope of your deal and the evidence available. We will always be clear with you about timing before we begin.
Where Deals Go Wrong
The Risks We Scrutinise
Our red flag checklist draws on experience across many deals. Every EDAT review examines these areas so nothing significant is quietly assumed away.
Title and Legal
Hidden restrictions, unregistered interests, and charges that do not appear on standard searches.
Planning and Use Class
Regulatory traps that can block your strategy entirely, discovered only after exchange.
Structural and Survey
Physical risks with significant remediation costs that a survey alone will not always catch.
Leasehold
Lease traps, escalating charges, and cladding complications that can destroy leasehold value.
Financial and Yield
Inflated projections, hidden costs, and tax traps designed to make weak deals look strong.
Area and Vendor
Pressure tactics and market signals that suggest you are being sold a declining opportunity.
For a preview of the specific issues we look for, download our free Red Flags guide.
Beyond the Checklist
Analysis That Goes Deeper
Verification is the starting point. EDAT turns the evidence into something you can actually act on.
Sourcer vs Reality
We compare what you were told against what we can independently verify, across financials, expenses, acquisition costs, and property specifics.
Scenario Stress Testing
Rate shock, a local downturn, and combined scenarios. We model what happens to the numbers when things do not go to plan.
Risk Assessment
Each deal is assessed across legal, structural, market, location, and operational risk, so you can see clearly where the exposure sits.
Investor Fit
A good deal for someone else might be wrong for you. We consider fit against your risk tolerance, financial capacity, and experience.
Evidence Freshness
Research ages. We flag where a data point is getting old or unconfirmed, so nothing is silently assumed to still be true.
Transparent Trail
Sources and verification steps are set out in the report. You can see how we reached the recommendation, not just what it is.
What Most Investors Get vs. What You Get
Typical "Due Diligence"
- xA quick listings search
- xThe sourcer's own projections
- xA generic area overview
- xNo independent title verification
- xNo stress testing
- xNo structured risk review
- xAn opinion, not evidence
An EDAT Review
- Evidence separated from claims
- Numbers tested under stress
- Independent title and planning checks
- Structured risk assessment
- Red flag checklist applied
- A clear, reasoned recommendation
- Reviewed and signed off by Adrian
Have Your Deal Independently Checked
Your deal, independently checked before your capital is committed. A Deal Check starts at £295.
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