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Groundsure appoints Ambiental Risk Analytics as a new flood data partner
Groundsure has appointed Ambiental Risk Analytics as a preferred flood risk data provider for a selection of its reports. As the global climate undergoes rapid and unprecedented changes, the importance of accurate risk reporting continues to grow. Ambiental Risk Analytics is already a global leader in this field, recognised as a trusted provider of highly […]
Flooding: the ten most common questions answered
The Environment Agency and British Red Cross are urging younger people specifically to learn how to look after themselves and their communities in times of flooding. While their joint report highlights that young people are the most at risk in a flood, at Groundsure we want everyone to be aware of the risks associated with flooding, the […]
Natural Flood Defences
In this blog, Emilie Denyer, an environmental consultant at Groundsure, discusses flood management and natural flood defences. If you have any questions about this blog, you can contact the residential consultancy team at residential@groundsure.com. Of the 28 million homes in the UK, over 5 million are at risk of flooding from coastal, river, and surface water […]
Local authorities permitting development in flood prone areas named
Original research by leading environmental data company Groundsure highlights councils approving housing developments on flood plains – even when alternatives appear to be available New research (1) has revealed the top 10 English local authorities that are allowing building in previously undeveloped flood prone areas (2), with the top four being in the South East. […]
Flood Defences Affecting Property
What are flood defences? Flood defences seek to reduce the risk of flooding, to safeguard life, protect property, sustain economic activity and protect the natural environment. Flood defences are designed to protect against flood events of a particular magnitude, expressed as risk in any one year. The Environment Agency is responsible for all matters relating […]
Brownfield First: Dusting off Old Promises?
The Government has announced that they are set to intervene in London in a push to accelerate development on brownfield sites across the capital. In what has been seen as a politically-fuelled challenge to London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Levelling up Secretary Michael Gove wants to put more pressure on Councils that are failing to meet […]
The Holme Fen Posts: Sentinels of a Sinking Land
If you had visited Holme Fen, part of the Great Fen, a few hundred years ago you would have experienced the largest lake in southern England – Whittlesey Mere. Today however, Holme Fen is a 269ha, biological Site of Special Scientific interest (SSSI), and National Nature Reserve and home to 500 types of fungi, some […]
Not a Place of Honour: Secrets in Cornwall’s Cliffs
Figure 1: The South West Coastal Path as it passes the perimeter fence of the former Nancekuke facility ( Credit: Ceri Sansom) Innocently passed by thousands of walkers each year as they traverse the South West Coastal path along the dramatic northern coastline of Cornwall, is the chain link fence marking the perimeter of RRH […]
How do we turn Climate Transition Risks into Positive Change for Clients?
In the second of a two-part blog on climate transition risks in the property transactions, we consider how some of the key stakeholders can play their part in managing and mitigating climate risks through encouraging better property resilience. Also, that conveyancers understand the crucial role they play in how to advise their client through to […]
Climate Transition Risks – What are they and how are they Relevant to Conveyancers?
In the first of a two part blog, I want to explore the growing importance of climate transition risks in the property transaction, what the role of the conveyancer or commercial property lawyer is in the process and consider how to advise the client effectively. What is the “Transition” in respect of Transition Risks? Increasing […]