Dye & Durham Enhances Environmental Due Diligence with ClimateCheck Integration
New EnviroAssure and Enviro360 reports equip conveyancers with future-focused climate data ahead of anticipated updated Law Society guidance
Dye & Durham UK has announced the official launch of two new environmental search reports, EnviroAssure and Enviro360, delivering a next-generation approach to environmental due diligence for conveyancers and their homebuying clients.
Both products feature ClimateCheck, Dye & Durham’s proprietary solution for assessing climate-related risks today and over the course of a typical mortgage lifetime – out to 2030 and beyond to 2050.
EnviroAssure and Enviro360 represent a major evolution in environmental searches, combining all the critical datasets required for compliance with Law Society Practice Notes on Contaminated Land and Flood Risk, with the added intelligence of forward-looking climate impact assessment. Designed to be both comprehensive and easy to interpret, the reports provide a clear, visual indicator of risk changes over time, empowering solicitors to better advise their clients and helping buyers make more informed decisions.
Tim Champney, Director, Property Risk & GeoData at Dye & Durham UK, said: “The conversation around climate change has shifted. Conveyancers have an increasingly clear duty to inform clients of environmental risks that could materially impact the value, enjoyment or insurability of their future home. Our ClimateCheck™ tool makes this not only possible but practical.”
Two Products, One Consistent Approach to Climate Risk
- EnviroAssure is a highly detailed environmental search incorporating ClimateCheck, radon, planning, energy & infrastructure, enhanced flood analysis, ground stability (including coastal erosion), contaminated land, and property energy efficiency.
- Enviro360 includes all of the above, along with an integrated CON29M Official Coal Mining Report, consultative Mine Entry Interpretive Report (MEIR), and a triple-tier suite of protections including a Non-Coal Minerals Warranty, £100K Coal Search Data Warranty, and a Cheshire Brine Screen.
Both reports are underpinned by a single, consistent climate model using the RCP4.5 scenario, widely considered the most likely emissions pathway. This ensures a unified view of future risk to avoid blending multiple, and often conflicting, climate pathways.
ClimateCheck delivers an at-a-glance front page summary, providing direction and magnitude of change for perils including river, sea and surface-water flooding, coastal erosion and clay subsidence. Each risk is rated using a simple five-point scale (from “Decrease”, “No Change” to “Increase”) to show whether risk is expected to change and by how much. Other pertinent considerations, including an analysis of exposure to heat stress, is also coming soon, for a full picture.
Concludes Tim: “We’re proud to provide a solution that doesn’t just surface risk but adds context and clarity for end-users. Our reports provide easy-to-understand analysis, along with practical advice that end-customers will greatly value, enabling them to make informed decisions without burdening conveyancers with the need to interpret complex data.”
As a strategic partner of the Law Society and a member of COPSO, Dye & Durham has been actively involved in consultations on the forthcoming updated Law Society Climate Guidance, due in May 2025.
Feedback from early adopters of the soft-launched products has been overwhelmingly positive, with users praising the intuitive layout, digestibility of insights, and value-add for end-clients.
For more information, visit: www.dyedurham.co.uk
