Law Society advice is that solicitors must consider whether contamination is an issue in a conveyance and that they should undertake independent site history investigation. This can be achieved with an environmental report from York Place. We supply a complete range of searches for residential and commercial properties from the leading specialists in this area. The reports all reveal information not found in a local authority search and can contribute to a purchaser's peace of mind.
| Product Name | Provider | Summary | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homescreen | Groundsure | An entry level residential environmental report that covers contaminated land risks together with some basic flood data (river and coastal) and some man-made hazards including Radon. | All residential transactions |
| Envirosearch | Landmark | Landmark's premium residential report. Provides an overall risk of contaminated land along with a flood screen and mapping, ground stability data, radon and environmental factors, such as HS2, fracking, wind farms data | All residential transactions |
| Homecheck Pro Environmental | Landmark | Provides an overall risk of contaminated land along with basic flood information and mapping, ground stability data and a radon alert | All residential transactions |
| Product Name | Provider | Summary | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homebuyers | Groundsure | A comprehensive, cost effective environmental report that covers contaminated land, flood, ground stability, energy and infrastructure. | All residential transactions |
| Homebuyers Plus | Groundsure | Groundsure's Homebuyers Plus report is a new residential environmental risk report, an enhanced version of the existing Homebuyers report which will keep your transaction moving faster. This report is based on Land Registry polygons (the original Homebuyers is point based), and has several new features, vastly improved layout, design and clearer navigation - all improving conveyancer workflow. | All residential transactions |
| FCI Essential | Future Climate Info | Analyses Environmental and Flood data with a professional opinion on each element. | All residential transactions |
| FCI Standard | Future Climate Info | Analyses Environmental, Flood and Ground Stability data with a professional opinion on each element. | All residential transactions |
| FCI Premium | Future Climate Info | Analyses Environmental, Flood, Ground Stability and Energy & Infrastructure data with a professional opinion on each element. | All residential transactions |
| Riskview | Landmark | An all-in-one environmental report, alongside a unique online viewer. Providing concise and easy to interpret Contaminated | All residential transactions |
| Avista | Groundsure | Avista is the most comprehensive environmental search report available with seven key searches. The unique and powerful Groundsure IQ engine analyses over 106 million data points to produce every Avista report. These include data on Contaminated Land, all four major flood risks, ground stability, radon, current and planned energy features and transportation, and 10 years of planning data. | All residential transactions |
| Product Name | Provider | Summary | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitesolutions Commercial | Argyll | A premium contaminated land and flood risk assessment that goes beyond the basic requirements of the Law Society Practice Note to pinpoint risk and liability for complete assurance | High value or complex commercial transactions including redevelopment deals |
| Sitecheck Assess | Landmark | A detailed contaminated land risk report with a professional opinion with flood screen | Standard commercial property transactions or portfolio screening where no development or change of use is proposed |
| Groundsure Screening | Groundsure | A report compiled from the fullest environmental datasets together with detailed environmental risk opinion. | Standard commercial transactions, multi-site property portfolios and also for large estates and landholdings. |
| Product Name | Provider | Summary | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitesolutions Combined | Argyll | Combines a detailed contaminated land assessment with a full flood risk assessment both manually assessed by a consultant | High value or complex commercial transactions including redevelopment deals |
| Sitecheck Combined | Landmark | Contaminated land and flood risk assessment including a manual review of high detailed historical maps and assessment of all the main sources of flooding | Standard commercial transactions |
| Groundsure Screening and Floodview | Groundsure | A single comprehensive report combining a fully interpreted flood risk opinion, while indemnifying clients with the most authoritative contamination screening report. | Standard commercial transactions |
| Groundsure Review | Groundsure | The leading environmental report with the unique combination of standard environmental liability issues and detailed flood risk assessment supporting the Law Society and RICS Red Book requirements. | Standard commercial transactions |
| FCI Standard Commercial | Future Climate Info | Contains data on Environmental and Contaminated Land, Flooding, and Ground Stability | Standard commercial transactions |
| FCI Premium Commercial | Future Climate Info | Contains all of the information from the Standard report and includes data on Energy & Infrastructure such as wind farms, shale gas exploration, and HS | Standard commercial transactions |
| Estatesolutions Brief | Argyll | Covers historic activities, environmental permits and hazards, radon, ground instability, coal mining, etc. Gives you access to the consultant who has written the report | Bespoke risk screening of agricultural land, estates, woodland and windfarms etc |
| Estatesolutions Farm | Argyll | Includes existence of environmental permits, water abstraction licences, rights of way, flooding and sensitive habitats. Gives you access to the consultant who has written the report | Farmland transactions of any size |
| Sitesolutions Consult | Argyll | Premium desktop contaminated land risk assessment with regulatory consultation, and flood risk assessment | All commercial transactions |
| Groundsure Agricultural | Groundsure | Specialist due diligence tailored for the purchase, refinancing or redevelopment of Agricultural Land and Farms. | Farmland transactions of any size |
