The smartest land and property decisions rest on location intelligence from Groundsure.
Groundsure is a UK authority on environmental risks including land contamination, flooding and ground stability. It provides high value, property-specific opinions, and analysis of land use based on the leading datasets that it collects and curates.
Groundsure helps a range of individuals and businesses make fully informed property transaction decisions including:
Groundsure turns data into practical, actionable insight. Its customers feel confident and able to understand that data and what it means for them, helping them make property decisions and advise their clients with confidence and clarity. To ensure Groundsure delivers the most up to date environmental data it partners with leading data, mapping and technology providers including but not limited to the Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, the British Geological Survey and Ambiental.
We believe in following solid and honest business principles and industry best practice. We are committed to delivering market-leading products and customer excellence. We deliver this by following stringent operational processes for every aspect of our business, whether that’s our Data Governance Council or our Senior Management Boards through to delivering customer excellence every day.
As a result of our firm belief in the importance of accurate and reliable data governance Groundsure is a founding member of the Conveyancing Information Executive (www.conveyinfoexec.org).
We continually support, and learn from, our own community of approved Groundsure property-search resellers. This way we can guarantee their sales and customer-service teams know every aspect of our products and services. And we can know these offerings are 100% fit for their client’s needs, providing more empowering data and opinion, and enabling exceptional due diligence.
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There are a number of potential new mining prospects appearing in Cornwall, which is reminiscent of the early prospecting days which created a lot of Cornwall’s wealth. Centuries later this mining legacy became the focus
We often see former Petrol Filling Stations (PFSs) as the subject of our environmental searches in our day to day work stream. This is unsurprising when most contaminated land issues are the result of historic
Here, our guest writer, Craig Burman* provides an interesting insight into the importance of being aware of riparian rights and responsibilities. The little beck which meanders across the bottom of the back garden before disappearing
Urban mining, is it a myth or reality? Whilst mining and extraction, in its various forms, has been carried out in every county in the UK, it is a popular misconception that the legacy of
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For the last four years there has been an effective ban on onshore wind. Now the government have published the detail(1) of the proposed changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, it’s clear that
Groundsure is pleased to confirm today its role as a founding member of the new conveyancing search industry trade body, the Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE). Along with the other founding partners, Groundsure has launched the
Groundsure is delighted to announce it is one of the official sponsors for both Residential and Commercial Professional Conferences events in 2020. The conferences, held in various locations nationwide, are designed to bring property professionals
The Friday before Christmas is one of the busiest travel days of the year as hundreds of thousands of people frantically try and return home with bags full of presents and minds full of Christmas
Groundsure, the leading environmental search specialist providing market leading property search solutions to the UK conveyancing market, has today announced the acquisition of Mining Searches UK, the country’s leading specialist in historical mining risk. The
Groundsure is delighted to announce it is one of the official sponsors for all Women In Residential Property events in 2020. Women in Residential Property (WIRP) hosts regular events for women who work throughout the
In April 2019 Groundsure were tasked with assisting Savills PLC and a land regeneration client of theirs with the sale of 16 Lots of restored land. Within the sales brochure for each Lot the Client
A customer purchased a Groundsure Review report for a property which highlighted a former quarry on site with a cotton mill adjacent to the property. A historical landfill was also identified on site, extending beyond
Understanding flood risks for property transactions This article was submitted to be published by Groundsure as part of their advertising agreement with Today’s Conveyancer. The views expressed in this article are those of the submitter
As the global climate undergoes rapid and unprecedented changes, the frequency and severity of flood events in the United Kingdom are due to increase. In the first two weeks of November 2019, the UK received
Graveyards have long been considered scary places thanks to the corpses beneath our feet, but probably not because of the contamination risk they can pose to groundwater. A body might seem harmless (zombies excepted), but
Beginning in September 2018 a study was commissioned by the Scottish Government, and undertaken by consultancy RSK Stirling, to investigate the prevalence of carbon dioxide from disused mineral mines and the implications for residential buildings1.
Uncertainty, misinformation and political unrest are not a new phenomenon within the United Kingdom. However, we are currently passing through particularly turbulent and uncertain times and the future of HS2 is contributing to this. This
Groundsure, a leading environmental search report specialist involved in over half of UK residential property transactions has appointed Ambiental Risk Analytics as a preferred flood risk data provider for a selection of its reports. As
Groundsure is delighted to announce it is now an official Industry Partner with CILEx. The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) is the professional association for 20,000 Chartered Legal Executives lawyers, paralegals and other legal
Agricultural land uses and farming take many forms; arable and pastoral, and/or organic and intensive. Although farming has moved in recent years towards more organic methods, intensive farming methods are still very common and widely
Launching on Monday 12th August – Groundsure Agricultural – The definitive agricultural land use risk assessment Accuracy, clarity, reliability Groundsure is delighted to announce that, following an extensive research project with Property Lawyers and PSLs
Groundsure is today announcing its intention to play a leading role in the launch of a new trade body for the property search and property data due diligence industry. Groundsure shares a belief that the
Groundsure continues to move the searches market forward with an ongoing dedication to customer focused reports and is delighted to reveal three new products all launching on Monday 11th February. All of the new products
Groundsure is delighted to reveal that following an extensive programme of customer-led product and market research, the redesigned and enhanced Review and Screening commercial search reports are now available. Groundsure – Expert geo-risk analysis and
Groundsure is delighted to announce that from the 1st of June it will be the sole provider of the new Cheshire Salt Search report, in partnership with the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board.
www.groundsure.com/movingsearchesforward Groundsure, the leading authority on environmental risks in the UK, has launched a series of new and improved residential search reports as part of its moving searches forward initiative which aims to drive focus
Groundsure is delighted to announce that it was the proud runner up of the “Best Product Launch Campaign” award at the prestigious B2B Marketing Awards 2017.
Cristina Ortega and Emma Preston are environmental consultants at Groundsure. In this blog, they take a look at landfill sites that have been located near to the coast. If you have any comments or questions
Groundsure is delighted to announce that it was the proud winner of the “Business Information Brand of the Year 2017” award at the recent PPA Awards.
Groundsure, the leading authority on environmental risks in the UK, today launches Avista
New research1 has revealed the top 10 English local authorities that are allowing building in previously undeveloped flood prone areas2, with the top four being in the South East.