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Groundsure Review

The Groundsure Review is not just data – the report’s value rests on unrivalled data analysis delivering expert insight and understanding. Each report is written and reviewed by our in‐house team of environmental specialists who can be contacted in the event of a query.

The Groundsure Review is not just data – the report’s value rests on unrivalled data analysis delivering expert insight and understanding. Each report is written and reviewed by our in‐house team of environmental specialists who can be contacted in the event of a query. Review provides a detailed manual assessment of contaminated land risk, alongside a comprehensive report of flood, ground stability, radon, energy and transportation risks.

Review gives the expert, bespoke opinion required for high value property transactions, complex industrial sites and redevelopment supporting transaction progression and completion. Planning information is optional but at no extra cost. Only relevant results are returned, making for concise and easy to follow results and recommendations. Review gives the expert, bespoke view needed for high value property transactions, complex industrial sites and redevelopment, with a new user friendly layout. Contact information of those who write and review the report is provided, so any follow‐up questions can be asked directly. Review has been redesigned and enhanced with new features, improved layout and design for clearer navigation ‐ streamlining workflow. It provides a detailed manual assessment of contaminated land risk, alongside a comprehensive review of flood, radon, energy, transportation, ground stability and planning constraints. Its new user friendly layout now includes full energy and transportation sections with planning applications available as an optional extra at no extra cost.

Groundsure is one of the preferred suppliers to the UK commercial property secured lending market. This report supports your professional requirements under The Law Society and RICS Red Book. Further consultancy advice and access to environmental insurance solutions are available should they be required.

The Operational Environmental Risk rating on the front of the report utilises the expertise of our in‐ house team of environmental consultants who specialise in commercial property. They will assess, at desk‐top level, what they perceive to be the ongoing risk of contamination at the site. The rating will be higher for sites that are undertaking and will continue to undertake heavy industrial processes that utilise large quantities of contaminants. This risk will be low for sites where contamination risk is purely coming from the historical use of the site. It is an added benefit to know if there could be future contamination issues at the site as a result of current operations as well as those that originate from historical use.

Key Facts;

Designed with Property Lawyers in mind, Review offers pragmatic and commercially focused expert insight, deal orientated recommendations and guidance on next steps for high value property transactions, complex industrial sites and redevelopments. Written report with specialist recommendations on any risks and their implications

• Intelligently filtered data with fewer pages
• Law Society compliant contaminated land assessment, including confirmation of any high risk features by our experts
• Flood risk assessment covering river, coastal, surface water and groundwater compliant with Law Society guidance
• Manual review of high detail historical Ordnance Survey mapping in all cases
• In‐depth contaminated land database dating back to 1840s including 27,000+ land use classifications
• Operational environmental risk ‐ our in‐house team of environmental experts who specialise in commercial property, are able to provide a desktop assessment of ongoing contamination risk at the site
• Energy includes current and proposed oil and gas exploration areas and wells, wind farms, solar farms, power stations and large energy infrastructure
• Transportation includes Crossrail 1 and 2, HS2, active railways, underground and DLR
• Planning constraints inform about environmental and cultural designations in the area that could impact on planning proposals
• Ground stability covers natural and non‐natural subsidence potential including coal mining screening
• Property specific radon assessment

The ideal report for transactions of higher value commercial property, complex industrial facilities or where redevelopment is planned

Each report is written and reviewed by our established team of in‐house environmental experts who can be contacted in the event of a query.

Our in house team of environmental experts who specialise in commercial property, are able to provide a desk top assessment of ongoing contamination risk at the site Lower printing costs, with only the relevant data and no blank maps