tmGroup has added GeoCerta to its panel of environmental search providers, giving you another option when assessing environmental and climate risk on residential transactions. GeoCerta was founded by Dan Montagnani, former chief executive of Groundsure, and brings together environmental, climate and planning data in a single, clearly presented report.
GeoCerta is available in three levels of cover, CORE, PRO and ULTRA, so you can match the depth of the search to the needs of each transaction. All three reports follow Law Society Practice Note guidance on contaminated land and flood risk, and are backed by £10 million of professional indemnity insurance.
GeoCerta joins Groundsure and Dye & Durham on tmGroup’s platform, continuing our commitment to giving conveyancers genuine choice over search provision rather than a single, mandated report.
GeoCerta CORE is the entry-level report, built for standard residential conveyancing where speed and everyday compliance matter most. It covers contaminated land assessment under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, including brownfield history and operational risk, along with overall and historic flood risk and an indication of insurance risk. Ground instability and radon risk are assessed, mining risk is screened, and the report flags any planning constraints affecting the property itself.
GeoCerta PRO is GeoCerta’s most widely used report for residential transactions, adding a broader view of risk on top of everything included in CORE. Alongside the contaminated land, flood, geohazard and planning checks, PRO introduces climate risk assessment covering both physical and transition risk, full planning information for the site and its surroundings, and energy and infrastructure data covering transport links, energy projects and proposed developments nearby.
GeoCerta ULTRA is the most complete report in the range, designed for transactions that call for the highest level of due diligence. It includes everything in PRO, plus a full mining risk assessment, including a CON29M coal mining search, and the most detailed available view of emerging and transition climate risk.
Choose CORE, PRO or ULTRA to match the depth of the search to the needs of each transaction.
Every report follows Law Society Practice Note guidance on contaminated land and flood risk.
All reports are backed by £10 million of professional indemnity insurance.
Every GeoCerta report brings together environmental, climate and planning data in one clearly presented document.
Assessed under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, including brownfield history and operational risk.
Overall and historic flood risk, plus an indication of insurance risk.
Ground instability and radon risk assessment.
Screened as standard on CORE and PRO, with a full CON29M coal mining search included on ULTRA.
Physical and transition climate risk assessment, with the most detailed view available on ULTRA.
Constraints affecting the property itself on CORE, plus full site and nearby planning information on PRO and ULTRA.
Transport links, energy projects and proposed developments nearby, included on PRO and ULTRA.
Under 24 hours for CORE and PRO, and under 48 hours for ULTRA.
| Report section | CORE | PRO | ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminated land | Included | Included | Included |
| Flood risk | Included | Included | Included |
| Geohazards (ground instability, radon) | Included | Included | Included |
| Mining risk | Screening | Screening | Full search, including CON29M |
| Climate risk | Not included | Included | Included, most detailed |
| Planning | Site constraints | Site and nearby | Site and nearby |
| Energy and infrastructure | Not included | Included | Included |
| Turnaround | Under 24 hours | Under 24 hours | Under 48 hours |
Every property transaction carries a different risk profile, which is why GeoCerta is one of several environmental search providers available through tmGroup, alongside Groundsure, Landmark, Martello and Dye & Durham. There’s no need for any additional set-up: GeoCerta reports can be ordered in exactly the same way as any other environmental search on the platform.
To find out more, or to add GeoCerta to your account, get in touch with the tmGroup team.
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