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At Bond Rees, our Lancaster private detectives provide specialised services to private individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate organisations. As the leading private investigators in Lancaster and the surrounding areas, we proudly uphold a 98.7% success rate. Our expert team, comprising former military personnel, ex-police officers, and cybersecurity specialists, is dedicated to achieving exceptional results for both personal and corporate investigations.

We have extensive experience in both private and corporate investigation and the proven ability to consistently and reliably achieve the answers, information, results, and compelling evidence that our clients need us to deliver.

Bond Rees are a nationwide agency that operate on a 24/7 basis allowing us to be able to assist our private and corporate clients and provide our effective investigative services wherever and whenever they need us.

Bond Rees are fully legally compliant with all legislation regarding private investigation and tasks undertaken in the pursuit of this. We have also been featured in the press worldwide, including The New York Post, Huffington Post, The Sun, The Irish Sun, Yahoo Life, The Mirror, Metro, Lad Bible, Bristol Post, and Wales Online.

Private Investigator Services in Lancaster

Bond Rees provide an extensive range of private and corporate investigative services and also offer professional services to any legal firm who requires our assistance.

Some examples of the types of work we undertake every day are listed below:

• Person tracing (We trace missing persons, lost relatives, ex-partners and old flames from school, find probate beneficiaries, find people in the UK, find people abroad, find cowboy builders who owe money from an unfinished project, etc.)
• Debtor Tracing (Someone who owes you money like a tenant who didn’t pay rent)
• Beneficiary Tracing (For wills / probate)
• GPS Vehicle Tracking
• Covert & undercover surveillance
• Infidelity & Affair Investigations (We offer surveillance to catch cheating husband, wife or partner, benefits cheats, theft by employees, etc.)
• Corporate Investigations (Due diligence, breach of non-compete clause (often NCC), restrictive covenant, or covenant not to compete (CNC), corporate espionage, spying, intelligence gathering, corruption, employee theft, theft of intellectual property, illegal recording, theft from key logging software, and competitor investigations.)
• Financial Investigations
• International Private Investigations
• International People Tracing (USA, Canada, Australia, Africa, Asia, etc)
• Fraud Investigation (including benefits fraud, insurance fraud, pension scams, holiday scams, vehicle scams, money mule investigations, account takeover fraud, illegal tradespeople, etc)
• Honey trapping investigations
• Employee investigations (such as employee theft, employee fraud, employee misconduct, and data Protection Act breach investigations)
• Business partner investigations (for theft and corruption)
• Bug sweeping of private homes, hotel rooms, industrial premises, bathrooms, and commercial offices.
• Surveillance Equipment / Covert CCTV installation
• Brand Protection Investigation
• Vehicle tracking / Find a stolen car, trailer or motorbike
• Cyber Crime (Scammers, Phishing, Electronic money theft, Cryptocurrency theft, Phone & Computer Hacking, Identity Theft, Stolen Money, Computer Forensics, Security Penetration Checks (Pen Testing), etc)
• Process serving (e.g serving of legal documents, such as divorce papers, writs, summons, section 8 and section 21 notices, etc)
• Telephone number tracing
• Lie Detector Testing (also called Polygraph Examination)
• Background Checking
• Tracing Land Owners
• Identity theft investigations
• Catfishing investigations
• Family law investigations
• False allegations and character assassination
• Investigate troublesome neighbours (for damage, suspicion of dealing drugs, domestic violence, theft, vandalism and damage to vehicles, etc)
• Evidence gathering for traffic accidents, accidents at work and assaults to prove negligence or otherwise
• Bullying investigations (e.g Workplace bullying)
• Locate struck off doctors
• Cult infiltration and investigations (i.e Narcissistic family cults, Religious groups, Sex cults, etc.)
• Coercive behaviour, Gaslighting investigations, Cult mind Control, Brainwashing of vulnerable individuals, Childhood conditioning, Totalitarian Behaviour, etc.
• Theft or abusive behaviour investigations of partners, private care worker, cleaners, nannies, etc.
• Stalking, Intimidation, Exploitation & Harassment investigations (Online harassment and Off-line harassment)
• Illegitimate child search / paternity investigations
• Searches for parents not paying child support
• Child custody investigations (Finding children who have been taken away by parent)
• Finding birth father or biological mother
• Find ex-colleagues from work, the military, sports teams, community clubs, etc.
• Evidence for prima facie defamation (e.g Finding someone who posted photos, comments, or damaging information on chat forums, social media and website comments.)
• Tech fraud (Bank hacking, crypto theft / hack forensics and tracing, phishing email fraud, etc.)
• Close Protection Services
• Mystery shopper investigations
• Fly Tipping Investigation
• Brand Protection Investigation
• Address tracking
• Service of court order
• Attend and make court hearing notes at criminal trials
• Witness interviews, statements and investigations
• Anonymous web texting investigation
• Suspicious neighbour investigations (Drug Users, Suspected Drug Dealers Physical Abuse, Child Abuse, Noise Intimidation, Gaining proof of verbal abuse and disturbance, etc)
• Grooming investigations
• Dating profile investigations (e.g cheating partner’s pretending to be somebody else.)
• Adverse possession investigation for claims (Property or land taken without the original owners consent)

We customise every investigation to the needs of our client; to discuss how Bond Rees can help you or your business, get in touch today.

Why choose Bond Rees Private Investigators in Lancaster?

Bond Rees are the best at what they do! When you hire Bond Rees, you are accessing a wealth of experience and knowledge, with the highest calibre of professional private detectives and latest technology our investigative services are second to none and will achieve the outcomes you need.

We respect every client’s right and need for privacy and ensure absolute discretion throughout all investigations we undertake and apply the strictest application of data protection and confidentiality so any personal details or information you share are always safe with us.

Bond Rees are a law abiding and responsible agency; we will not undertake any activity or enquiry that places our clients at risk of legal action and will conduct every investigation in an ethical and legally compliant manner.

We are a large and nationwide agency with a substantial team of professional private detectives and specialist agents with a wide range of expertise; we can provide the suitable investigative service for any number of private or business difficulties or problems and can usually start work with minimal notice across the UK.

Locations we cover in Lancaster

Bond Rees have a convenient local branch in the city of Lancaster situated close to Lancaster Station and the City Museum.

From this helpful base we offer professional investigative services throughout the city and out to surrounding areas as far as Heysham and the West Coast, Warton, Bay Horse, and across the Forest of Bowland.

How to access private investigation services in Lancaster

You can contact Bond Rees using any of the methods given below and an advisor will call you right back:

WhatsApp: https://wa.link/91ew91

Text: 07792 762 511

Email: bondrees@gmail.com

You can call any of the below numbers depending on the service you require:

Private Detective Services: 0800 002 9468

Lie Detector Services: 0800 051 5329

People Tracing Services: 0800 270 7260

Process Serving & other services: 0800 773 4931

Or you can just fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page.

Private Investigator Costs Lancaster

Below is a basic guide to the types of costs associated with our services:

People tracing services from £99 to £389.

Surveillance ranging from £389 to £780.

GPS Tracking Devices from £99 to £988.

Lie Detector Testing from £450 per test.

Corporate Investigations starting from £740.

Bug Sweeping Services starting from £998.

Contact Bond Rees today to obtain an instant and accurate quotation for your investigative requirements.

Why hire a private detective in Lancaster?

Many people contact Bond Rees every day seeking our professional assistance with a wide range of personal issues and dilemmas such as locating a missing person, providing evidence for legal proceedings such as divorce, proving a cheating partner, obtaining background checks on an online app potential date and many more.

We are highly experienced in all areas of private investigation and have the exact service that you need to address any variety of predicaments or matters that you need resolve.

Bond Rees will talk you through the entire investigation process and what you can expect from us and will keep you fully informed and updated throughout our work for you.

We consistently and reliably achieve the results our clients depend on us to produce and will obtain the facts, truth and answers you require and ensure that this is backed up with the most robust and compelling evidence that will be submitted to you in a report that is yours to keep.

If you need to find out the truth and obtain the evidence to make fully informed decisions or take conclusive action over an individual or matter in your life, contact Bond Rees today.

What benefits can my Lancaster business see from hiring you?

Bond Rees offer a comprehensive range of corporate investigative services from background checks to full employee investigation and from fraud investigation to cybercrime counter measures, and all other risks or damage posed to your business, we have the service to address it.

We are highly experienced in corporate investigation and have a specialist team of expert agents who have extensive knowledge in this field and the training and skill sets to carry out the most meticulous and targeted of investigation for your business, finding out the facts and accurately identifying perpetrators.

We will allocate a specific point of contact who will keep you updated and fully informed throughout the investigation so you remain in control and know of any developments as and when they happen and will provide you with a full report and photographic evidence at its successful completion, so you have all you need to act.

Undertaking corporate investigation in house can place you at risk of accusations of biased and not providing a fair or objective enquiry; by hiring a professional you ensure that the results and findings made cannot be challenged and will support any disciplinary or legal action you need to take.

If you need to uncover the truth and facts behind risk or harm being perpetrated towards your business and want the irrefutable evidence that equips you with all justification you need to take resolute next steps, contact Bond Rees today.

Do you help law firms in Lancaster?

Bond Rees can help with process serving or any other professional service your legal firm may require.

We help legal firms across the UK on a daily basis and are experienced and knowledgeable in this area of work and guarantee a discreet and reliable service.

You can contact Bond Rees on any of the communication options provided further up this page or on the dedicated legal firm number and an advisor will get right back to you.

Are private investigators legal?

At Bond Rees we recognise that professional private investigation is a somewhat hidden and unfamiliar activity for the majority of people and understand that you may be questioning its legitimacy.

Private and corporate investigation are in fact completely legal practices in the UK and are regulated through legislation such as the Human Rights Act, the Protection from Harassment Act, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, the Data Protection Act, and GDPR.

Such legislation places a legal framework around how private and corporate investigation must be undertaken and it is important that you hire an experienced, knowledgeable, and responsible agency to prevent any risk of legal action to yourself.

Bond Rees are a professional and ethical provider and undertake all investigation in a legally compliant manner, never placing our clients at any risk of legal consequence.

What can a private investigator legally do?

The limits set by laws and guidance in the UK previously discussed do not prevent the uncovering of the facts and information and the gathering of evidence and there remain plenty of effective means of achieving this for an experienced, skilled, and knowledgeable professional private investigator.

Our private detectives make use of legitimate tasks including social media analysis, database and record interrogation, physical reconnaissance, undercover work and enquiries, and covert surveillance and use of surveillance equipment to ensure that our clients receive all the answers and evidence they need.

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Client case study: Catching a catfish

What we did 

We were hired by a client based in Lancaster who wanted a verification check on a woman he had been dating online. He had already sent the woman £20,000 as gifts but had recently begun to have second thoughts over the validity of the woman’s identity and wanted assurance before the relationship went any further. He was able to provide us with phone numbers, photos, and other documentation that the woman sent to him to assist us with our investigation.

How we did it 

Using the photos the man had provided, we ran a backwards image search and were able to get results in less than 5 minutes. Rather than sending us to the profile of the woman, these searches showed us other women’s social media profiles that these images had been stolen from. From this, we were able to see that the woman did not exist, and was in fact a catfish, conning vulnerable people and scamming them for money. 

Results

We created a full report that demonstrated to our client that the woman was a scam. Though heartbroken that the woman he had been dating wasn’t real, our client was grateful to know the truth before he sent any more money and was able to get out of the relationship before things got worse, and the catfish could further abuse the man’s trust.

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Client Case Study: Carrying out a Mystery Shopper Investigation at a Supermarket in Lancaster 

In August 2024, a supermarket store owner from Morecambe in Lancaster, contacted Bond Rees regarding concerns about compliance with age-restricted sales regulations. The client suspected some employees might not be following proper ID verification protocols when selling vape products which he feared could result in legal issues and fines. To address these concerns, he hired a Bond Rees detective to conduct a routine mystery shopper test.

What we did: 

After meeting with our client to develop a plan for the investigation, we deployed undercover detectives to visit the supermarket in Morecambe during regular business hours. 

Over the six-month investigation, detectives were appointed at random throughout the period to attempt to purchase several vaping products from the supermarket; they were instructed to proceed normally with the transaction and not to volunteer identification, leaving the responsibility entirely up to the employee. 

Our detectives documented details of the interactions with the employees and maintained a neutral demeanour. 

The results: 

The investigation revealed clear violations of age-restricted sales regulations by some employees who proceeded to sell vape products and energy drinks without requesting identification from our detectives despite their youthful appearance. 

With our findings, we provided our client with a detailed, confidential report documenting the interactions between our detectives and employees. Our client then issued formal warnings to the employees who failed to comply with the store’s regulations on age-restricted products. 

Our client thanked our detectives for the professional services as this helped them identify and address serious compliance issues before they could result in legal penalties or reputational damage. 

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Private Investigator FAQs

Where are you based?

We have a local office in Lancaster but cover the whole of the UK.

How soon can my investigative work commence?

We cover the whole of the UK and work 24/7 and can usually start investigative work with minimal notice for our clients wherever they need it.

Will I receive evidence?

You will receive a full report and photographic evidence at the conclusion of your investigation.

How do you take payment?

Payment needs to be made in full and by card before your investigation can commence.

Will my investigation be confidential?

Bond Rees guarantee absolute discretion and confidentiality and ensure full data protection for every client and every investigation.

Will you be able to help me?

Bond Rees are yet to encounter the personal or business issue that they do not have the effective solution for! We will undoubtedly be able to help you resolve whatever difficulty you need assistance with.

How can I hire Bond Rees?

To hire Bond Rees just contact us on any of the communication options detailed further up the page or fill out the contact form below.

An advisor will call you right back to discuss the exact requirements and needs of your investigation or service, take payment, and get you booked in and your investigation underway.

We are open 24/7 and can provide our effective private and corporate investigation services wherever and whenever you need us.