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Toxic Land Check (TLC) Limited
(Company No. 06768501).
Postal Address : Unit 8 Old House Gardens, Park Rd, Twickenham, London, TW1 2QB.
Telephone / Fax No : 0844 736 2505 (Combined).
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Residential Land Checks 0844 736 2505 Free Appraisal info@toxiclandcheck.co.uk
Many residential properties are located on old industrial sites and as a result approximately 10% of all residential properties fail environmental screening. If your property has failed an environmental screening, and you are concerned at the level of exposure to you and your family (or tenants), then contact TLC and we will provide a no obligation quote to conduct land contamination testing of the soil at your property. The soil tests can be completed rapidly and the results will provide peace of mind for you and your family. Residential land checks that include soil and groundwater testing are becoming more common because of the statutory requirements on landholders and regulators in Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The land owner is liable for the contamination unless they can prove otherwise and it is the Local Authority’s responsibility to identify potentially contaminated residential land. The Local Authority has statutory powers to force you to remediate your property at your cost. Because of the UK’s long industrial history there is a legacy of residential housing stock built on brownfield land and / or on land raise materials often derived from industrial sources.
Insurance is available to protect the homeowner from the high cost of remediating
your home if contamination was identified at your property. Insurance protects land
owners financially however land owners should consider testing the soil on their
property. This provides an added level of comfort since it is the ultimate demonstration
of whether or not your family has been or is likely to be exposed to toxic / carcinogenic soil,
groundwater, and/or gases or vapours. There are many sites already identified across
the UK where families have been exposed for long periods to contaminants such as
heavy metals, poly-
If you are concerned about your property, please contact TLC to discuss it further.
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