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Security report for eastlinksresidential.co.uk

Palmer & Partners · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS.

Security score

83/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Palmer & Partners is a regional real estate agency operating primarily in East Anglia, UK, with offices in Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Clacton, and surrounding Suffolk areas. They provide comprehensive property sales, lettings, and management services, supported by a team with over 140 years of combined experience. The website reflects a professional and customer-focused business model targeting home buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in their service regions. Technically, the website uses modern tracking and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and Meta Pixel, alongside reCAPTCHA for form security. The site is built on the Webdadi platform, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and form protections, though explicit security headers are not detected. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with a clear consent mechanism. However, the WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the professional appearance of the site. Overall, the site scores well on content quality, technical implementation, and privacy compliance but is slightly penalized for WHOIS inconsistencies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
57
Security headers
90
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
83

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Palmer & Partners holds a strong market position as a trusted independent estate agent in East Anglia, leveraging local expertise and a broad service offering including sales, lettings, auctions, and property management. Their business model focuses on personalized customer service with multiple physical branches and digital engagement through their website and social media. The company partners with mortgage providers and charities, enhancing community ties and service breadth. The website's integration with third-party services like Elfsight widgets and mortgage partners indicates a mature digital ecosystem. Growth indicators include a high volume of properties sold and let annually and a sizable dedicated staff. The absence of detailed company registration data online suggests a need for improved transparency to bolster business credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms to prevent spam and abuse, and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. Tracking and analytics scripts are implemented responsibly with user consent. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern from a trust and legitimacy perspective, potentially impacting incident response and domain ownership verification. No explicit security or incident response policies are published on the site, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add and configure security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance web security.
  3. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS domain registration data to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure they do not introduce vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide more detailed company information including registration and VAT numbers to improve business credibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Palmer & Partners
Description
Palmer & Partners are a leading letting and estate agent in Colchester, Ipswich, Clacton & Suffolk. Providing sales, lettings and property management.
Key services
Property sales, Lettings, Property management, Valuation services, Auction sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Google reCAPTCHA v2 invisible, FontAwesome, Owl Carousel, Elfsight Widgets
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics (via GTM inferred)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Meta Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and interactive features.
  2. Professional real estate business with clear service offerings and regional focus.
  3. Good privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information on site.
  5. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which is a concern for domain legitimacy verification.
  6. Use of modern tracking and analytics tools with GDPR compliance indicators.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Multiple social media channels linked, enhancing trust and engagement.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Webdadi CMS platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as Owl Carousel for sliders, FontAwesome for icons, and Google reCAPTCHA for form security. It integrates multiple third-party services including Microsoft Clarity for analytics, Meta Pixel for Facebook tracking, and Elfsight widgets for customer reviews. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata including canonical URLs, meta descriptions, and Google site verification. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and deferred JavaScript to optimize page load times. However, no explicit hosting provider information was found. The site could benefit from enhanced accessibility features and improved security header implementation to reduce technical risks.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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