Suspecting that your partner is cheating or hiding information from you can be deeply distressing. You may be tempted to track their activities and communications yourself. However, this is rarely effective and could damage future legal proceedings.
Instead, a professional private investigator (PI) has the expertise and resources to gather evidence about your partner’s conduct in London discreetly.
Why to Avoid Non-Professional Investigations
Before looking at a PI’s skillset and why it makes them best suited for this task, there are three main reasons why a non-professional approach can harm the investigation:
Investigations Aren’t Discreet
If someone without experience tries to investigate a person or situation, they may not be careful. This can alert the person being investigated. Then that person might hide evidence so they don’t get caught.
Professional private investigators are very careful to keep investigations private. They:
- Work discreetly behind the scenes
- Don’t confront people publicly
- Gather solid evidence without the subject finding out they are being investigated
Keeping the investigation confidential helps investigators capture the best proof.
Little to No Objectivity
If you’re personally involved with the investigation, your responses, actions, and conclusions may skew evidence. Instead, a professional PI delivers unbiased documentation of their findings, including:
- Signed witness statements
- Photographs, videos and audio clips
- Vehicle tracking and subject movement logs
- Digital information retrieved
- Background check findings
Meticulous documentation strengthens any legal claims and disputes.
Your Safety Might Be Compromised
Trying to track your partner’s movements personally could be dangerous, especially if they’re involved in an abusive or adulterous relationship. You may be putting yourself at risk of physical harm if they notice you, retaliatory legal action or violent confrontations with a romantic rival.
A PI maintains distance and conducts tracking safely during matrimonial investigations.
Skills That Make PIs Effective at Tracking Individuals in London
Private investigators utilise their expertise to discreetly track down and gather intelligence on people in London. Their specialised skills in areas ranging from surveillance to data analysis allow them to uncover hidden truths and compile compelling evidence.
Legal Evidence Gathering
You might be planning to take legal action against your partner eventually, for example, to divorce or dispute a child custody hearing. In these cases, a PI is vital because they collect evidence that stands up in legal proceedings.
PIs use lawful practices and methodologies that don’t violate privacy laws. Evidence collected without consent from areas like personal devices, emails and social media is inadmissible in court.
Surveillance Skills
Effective tracking requires covert surveillance skills to monitor a subject. PIs are trained in techniques like:
- Following vehicles discreetly at a safe distance
- Using concealed cameras and equipment
- Changing their appearance to blend in
- Communicating without detection
- Choosing optimal vantage points
They can secretly observe and gather photographic and video evidence of your partner’s activities and meetings around London.
Access to Databases
PIs have access to proprietary databases and information sources unavailable to civilians, letting them conduct discreet and legal background checks on your partner’s profile. These include:
- UK electoral roll records
- Court and litigation files
- Financial history records
- Court records
Intelligence Analysis
After gathering data, PIs use intelligence analysis techniques to identify useful patterns and connections to ultimately provide you with actionable insights. This involves:
- Identifying common meeting locations
- Cross-referencing information sources
- Analysing court records
- Building timelines of events
- Recognising suspicious financial flows
Experience Tracking Hidden Assets
If you suspect your partner is hiding assets, a PI can leverage their experience in tracing funds and property ownership records. Their financial analysis quantifies hidden assets for legal proceedings. They are skilled at uncovering offshore accounts, property and land deeds, bank statements, purchases and transfers, and company interests.
Making a Case for Professional PIs
Hiring a professional PI is the safest and most effective option if you need to track a partner’s movements or communications in London. Their legal evidence gathering, surveillance expertise, information access and analysis deliver reliable tracking with discretion.
For matrimonial investigations anywhere in London, Global Investigations is an optimal choice.
Why Choose Global Investigations?
Global Investigations provides discreet matrimonial tracking services across London. Our experienced private investigators gather irrefutable evidence for clients with the utmost confidentiality.
For professional tracking of a partner anywhere in London, contact Global Investigations today at 0800 073 3772. Our sensitive approach during difficult personal situations leads to optimal investigative outcomes.
