Property Drop Issue 13
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34 ADVICE<br />
Coal Mining Search<br />
(3 of 4 articles in a series)<br />
by Sue Drew of Dobbs & Drew<br />
When you are buying a property your lawyer will advise you of certain searches that must be<br />
carried out to protect your interests as a buyer and any interests of a mortgage lender.<br />
Searches ascertain vital information about the property being purchased. If you<br />
are buying with the aid of a mortgage the searches are compulsory; if you are<br />
buying without a mortgage searches are optional but always recommended.<br />
One of those searches is a mining report and will be required by any buyer or<br />
mortgage lender when the subject property is in an area with past, present and future<br />
mining hazards.<br />
There are over 35 different past, present and planned mining hazards covered by<br />
various searches applicable to the particular area that the property is based: chalk,<br />
coal, brine, sandstone, limestone, tin, copper, lead, zinc, iron, ironstone and many<br />
more.<br />
The more applicable mining report in this local area would be coal mining.<br />
<strong>Property</strong> near to past mining activities may be at risk of being on unstable ground,<br />
sometimes called ‘subsidence’.<br />
A coal mining report gives information on:<br />
• mine entries within 20 metres of a property’s boundaries<br />
• subsidence claims made about brine pumping from Cheshire salt mines<br />
• gas emissions from coal mines<br />
• other coal mining hazards reported in the area<br />
• plans for future coal mining in the area.<br />
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