Groundsure Screening

WHY CHOOSE SCREENING?

The Groundsure Screening is the ideal report for less complex commercial property transactions, and multi-site portfolios (excluding redevelopment), complete with ClimateIndex™ to ensure you are compliance-ready for any future lender requirements on climate risk. A navigation bar on every page, as well as section links accommodates easy navigation throughout the report.

Developed in conjunction with leading UK banks, it meets lending security compliance as well as satisfying The Law Society’s Practice Note on contaminated land and flood risk. It also supports the Law Society Conveyancing handbook guidance for ground stability.

The addition of the consultant’s name and contact details that completed the report on the front page allows for easy access to Groundsure’s in-house team of experts to help answer any questions or queries you may have.

WHO DOES SCREENING HELP?

Screening is suitable for the following:

• Commercial
• Development sites
• Existing properties
• Nationwide
• Buyers
• Vendors
• Lenders

Screening is not suitable for the following:

• Residential
• Specific areas
• Tenants

HOW DOES SCREENING WORK?

Using Land Registry Title polygon to capture all features within the specific property and boundaries, the Groundsure Screening provides detailed environmental data assessments on contaminated land, flood risk, ground stability and geological hazards and uses a range of datasets to ensure a reliable overview of risk.

The report utilises Groundsure’s unique historical land use database which includes detailed and specific land use information dating back over 175 years. It also contains datasets from trusted data providers including the Environment Agency and the British Geological Survey.

It also clearly identifies and details current and potential forward climate risk impacts to the property within the ClimateIndex™ model, supporting your ESG compliance through better client card advisory for potential climate impacts to the land or property. Key transition risks from climate change impacts that could affect property decisions are covered including property-specific EPC ratings for all properties contained within the boundary with a comparison to others in the area, EPC assessor recommendations for energy improvements, guidance on commercial Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and existing and proposed Net Zero goal policy changes.

Environmental insurance is available if required.

WHAT DOES SCREENING REVEAL?

It reveals:

• Comprehensive contaminated land assessment based including Groundsure’s National Brownfield Risk Model (NBRM), environmental permits, active and historic landfill and waste sites, and current industrial sites
• Designated environmentally sensitive sites including green belt, local nature reserves and national parks
• Natural and non-natural ground stability screening including natural ground subsidence, cavities and non-coal mining
• Coal mining screening
• Flood risk assessment covering river, coastal, surface water and groundwater using Environment Agency and BGS data. Tailored advice is provided using Ordnance Survey NGD data in the presence of basements
• Radon risk assessment using Ordnance Survey NGD data and tailored advice given in the presence of basements
• Additional information covering overhead powerlines and existing and proposed mobile phone masts.

AVAILABILITY

This report is available within two days.