Groundsure Homescreen
WHY CHOOSE HOMESCREEN?
The Groundsure Homescreen is an entry-level screening report for residential property, meeting the requirements of the Law Society guidance on contaminated land and flood risk to provide your client with a basic level of compliance.
WHO DOES HOMESCREEN HELP?
Homescreen is suitable for the following:
- Residential
- Existing properties
- Nationwide
- Buyers
- Vendors
- Development sites
- Lenders
Homescreen is not suitable for the following:
- Commercial
- Specific areas
- Tenants
HOW DOES HOMESCREEN WORK?
The report is compiled by pulling data from Groundsure’s extensive environmental database using Land Registry polygons to clearly and accurately report on risk that may affect the property.
Its user friendly layout and design makes it clear and easy, saving you and your client time to interpret and discuss any potential issues that could affect the transaction, with a professional opinion of contaminated land and flood provided on the front page. All other risks are provided as an “Identified/Not identified” result, with suggested recommendations provided
WHAT DOES HOMESCREEN REVEAL?
Key features include:
- A full assessment of contaminated land utilising data available from Groundsure’s National Brownfield Risk Model (NBRM) including environmental permits, active and historic landfill and waste sites and current industrial sites
- A full flood search with a 5m river, coastal, surface water and groundwater flood screening and building only assessment
- JSON summaries for building level flood risk, removing the need for the Floor Re-Assessment following on report
- A screening of coal mining and ground stability including natural ground subsidence, cavities and non-coal mining
- Detailed radon potential data
- A screening of energy, planning applications and transportation
- A ‘passed’ or ‘further assessment’ certificate providing clear guidance
AVAILABILITY
This report is available in within 24 hours.