Environmental Report
 

The implications of environmental problems may include health hazards, structural issues and loss of property value or saleability – issues not revealed by Local Personal Search.
 
An Environmental Report is recommended in every transaction by the Law Society as a result of Environmental Protection Act 1990, as part of the conveyancers due diligence process.

 

Why do I need an Environmental Report? 

The current owner or occupier is potentially liable by law for contaminated land. Clean up costs can run into large may now be held responsible for the costs of cleaning up contamination on their property under a new regulation which came into force from April 2002, namely The Environment Act 1995.
  
With the Governments target of 60% of new developments to be built on previously developed land. Many of these brownfield sites lie within floodplains and have been contaminated by previous uses. It is expected that the area of land at risk of flooding will increase substantially due to climate change. Between 1997 & 2000, on average, nearly 15,00 dwellings were built each year in flood risk areas.

As demand for environmental reports grow, we have teamed up with leading environmental data experts, to provide the very best and most competitive reports. Produces in full colour, information is taken from some of the following. The Environment Agency, The Valuation Office, The Health & Safety Executive, The British Geological Survey and The Department of the Environment.

The report contain data on contaminated land including:
 
● Sites subject to pollution control ● Scrap Yards
● Historical Land Use                    ● Landfill Sites
 

Other environmental risks include:
 
● Flooding                                   ● Mining
● Subsidence                               ● Radon
 
Searches can be requested and returned within
24 – 48 hours of request. 
 
 

                            Click Here to Download Environmental Report Fact Sheet

                            Click Here to Download a Sample Environmental Report

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