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Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate Transactions – A Special Round Table
We were delighted to join with leading property search provider Search Acumen to host the first of a series of round tables on the potential impact of climate change on commercial real estate property transactions. Chaired by the renowned Environmental Lawyer, Stephen Sykes, a group of expert commercial lawyers gathered in London to explore the […]
Barclays adds Groundsure’s Climate Data to its Environmental Due Diligence
The bank partners with the leading environmental analytics business to screen commercial transactions for legacy and ongoing environmental and climate change risks. Groundsure, the UK’s authority on environmental risk, has successfully renewed its dedicated service to support Barclays with its UK commercial lending business. Originally launched in 2006, the Groundsure Siteguard solution was the first […]
Using LiDAR to spot Iron Mining in the Weald
The Weald lies in south east England, sandwiched between the North and South Downs, passing through the counties of Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Kent. Its name – derived from the West Saxon – means forest and in Old English woodland, indicating an abundant resource that would play a vital role in the historic metalliferous mining […]
Tin Mining Remediation for Cornwall Business Park
Part of the challenge of assessing past tin mining activity is that its history stretches back thousands of years and yet effective records have been in existence only comparatively recently. With the introduction of the Coal and Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act of 1872, detailed plans were produced and deposited with the Mining Records Office (MRO) […]
Coastal Erosion & Climate Change: Our Differing Geology and Future Community Impacts.
What are the dangers of coastal erosion? As an island nation, we are rightly proud of our coastline. Our majestic cliffs, estuaries, sand and shingle beaches are a fundamental part of our landscape and our national identity. It is all the more distressing then, when we realise that this cherished identity is being rubbed away […]
Nottingham: The House of Caves
Tig Guocobauc, or House of Caves as it translates, was the name given to the city of Nottingham by the chronicler to Alfred the Great in the year 893 A.D. For many of the city’s inhabitants, it is something they are quite proud of. It helps make the city what it is today and forms […]
The plastic pandemic
Walking outside for my permitted daily exercise, I noticed that, along with the usual crisp packets, cigarette butts and fast food packaging, a new item was now plaguing the neighbourhood’s street verges; the disposal mask. As I stared down at the masks covered in mud and trampled on, I suddenly realised that the lasting impacts […]
‘Toxic’ Glasgow burn under investigation. What can historical maps reveal.
Last week the Scottish Environment Protection Agency was called to investigate a ‘toxic’ Glasgow burn that was pictured glowing luminous yellow. Clyde Gateway, who are undertaking remedial works to address the polluted burn, previously warned politicians that contaminated land nearby the river posed an immediate risk to human health. The striking colour in the burn is […]
A river runs through it – riparian rights and responsibilities
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 to who knows where is often referred to on sale particulars as a charming and desirable feature. Something to appeal […]
No longer the bridesmaid.
A bit of history to start off with… Groundsure has served data products to the environmental consultancy and assessment industry for around 14 years. However, Groundsure as a business has existed for quite a bit longer – ever since we began delivering environmental searches in 2001 and subsequently acquired our unmatched collection of historical Ordnance […]