Terms & Conditions
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We use the following Search Company to obtain your property searches:
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Future Climate Info Limited (the 'Search Company'), a company registered in England and Wales under a registration number 08318444
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Courtyard House, The Square, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5SS
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Office 119, 26 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4AE
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+44 (0) 1732 755 180
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You are bound by their Terms and Conditions and are deemed to have accepted these Terms upon payment for your property searches. You can read the Search Company's Terms here -
FCI Terms and Conditions.
We do not accept any responsibility for the service provided by the Search Company.
Report Notes
This report is a desk study risk assessment, and no site or ground inspection or physical investigation has been carried out.
The impacts of the risks addressed in this report are normally measured in terms of quiet enjoyment, saleability, mortgageability, and the value of the property; the risk assessment in this report is provided by FCI who are regulated by RICS.
The cover page of the report should always be read in conjunction with the full report. The Professional Opinion indicates the potential risks and any other potential issues associated with the property. The results should be disclosed to client and/or lender and/or insurer as appropriate.
A ‘Pass’ is given if no potential property specific risk has been identified.
A ‘Pass with Considerations’ is given where there are potential hazards in the locality to bear in mind, or if there are features nearby which some clients might consider could affect them.
A ‘Further Action’ is given if there is a potential property specific risk and a further action is advised.
In the event of a request to review the Professional Opinion based on additional information, or if there are any technical queries, the professional advisor who ordered the report should contact
FCI-Admin@dyedurham.com, or call 01732 755 180.
CON29M
This official CON29M report is a property specific interpretation of coal mining activity considering past, current and future, underground and surface coal mining in terms of the recorded presence and likely impact of any such workings. For the avoidance of doubt, the CON29M element of this report does not consider non-coal mining risks except where such noncoal mineral features are recorded within the data supplied to FCI by the Coal Authority for the purposes of compiling the CON29M under Law Society guidance.
It should be noted that coal mining features may exist which are unrecorded at the time of this report being published. FCI cannot be held liable for any detrimental effect to the property due to the subsequent discovery of such features or where such previously unrecorded features cause subsidence or damage to the property. However, this report includes Coal Search Insurance with an indemnity limit of £100,000, the certificate and terms for which is appended.
This report is also backed by Future Climate Info Limited’s £10 million Professional Indemnity Insurance. The coal mining search enquiries within this report comprise an official CON29M (2018) report produced by Future Climate Info Limited under Licence from the Law Society. This report is prepared in accordance with the Law Society’s Guidance Notes 2018, User Guide 2018, and Terms and Conditions 2018 and Future Climate Info Limited’s own Terms and Conditions.
In the event of damage resulting from subsidence or settlement associated with coal mining, property owners can normally make a claim against the mine owner or responsible person (usually The Coal Authority) under the provisions of the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (the 1991 Act). In such an event the mine owner or responsible person will take remedial action and arrange for repairs to the property to be carried out to the reasonable satisfaction of the owner.
The Coal Authority operate a 24 hour, 7 day a week call out service on 01623 646 333 for reporting surface hazards caused by coal mining. A guide setting out the property owners’ rights and the obligations of the Coal Authority (or other responsible persons under the 1991 Act) can be obtained by telephoning 0345 762 6848 or reading the
guide to your rights.
It should be noted that the 1991 Act does not cover subsidence damage caused by the extraction of coal where the working and getting of the coal was ancillary to the working of other minerals; or where the coal was worked or gotten by virtue of the grant of a gale in the Forest of Dean or any other part of the Hundred of St. Briavels, which is in the county of Gloucestershire.
Although records relating to other minerals are in the Coal Authority data and may be presented in this report, the protection of the 1991 Act may not apply in respect of workings in other minerals unless deemed ancillary to the working of coal or registered with the Coal Commission under the Coal Act 1938.
Standard T&Cs
Queries and Complaints
Consumer Protection Information
This search has been produced by Future Climate Info Ltd, Office 119, 26 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE, Telephone 01732 755 180, Email:
FCI-Admin@dyedurham.com, which is registered with the Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) as a subscriber to the Search Code. The PCCB independently monitors how registered search firms maintain compliance with the Code.
The Search Code:
- Provides protection for homebuyers, sellers, estate agents, conveyancers and mortgage lenders who rely on the information included in property search reports undertaken by subscribers on residential and commercial property within the United Kingdom.
- Sets out minimum standards which firms compiling and selling search reports have to meet.
- Promotes the best practice and quality standards within the industry for the benefit of consumers and property professionals.
- Enables consumers and property professionals to have confidence in firms which subscribe to the code, their products and services.
By giving you this information, the search firm is confirming that they keep to the principles of the Code. This provides important protection for you.
The Code’s core principles
Firms which subscribe to the Search Code will:
- display the Search Code logo prominently on their search reports
- act with integrity and carry out work with due skill, care and diligence
- at all times maintain adequate and appropriate insurance to protect consumers
- conduct business in an honest, fair and professional manner
- handle complaints speedily and fairly
- ensure that products and services comply with industry registration rules and standards and relevant laws
- monitor their compliance with the Code
Complaints Procedure
We hope you do not need to make a formal complaint regarding your searches however if you wish to do so you need to email your complaint to
fci-admin@dyedurham.com and copy in your case handler at SAM Conveyancing. We will ensure the matter is escalated to ensure you receive a speedy response.
The Search Company will acknowledge your complaint within 5 working days of receipt and normally provide a final response, in writing, within 20 working days of receipt.
Future Climate Info Ltd is registered with the Property Codes Compliance Board as a subscriber to the Search Code. A key commitment under the Code is that firms will handle any complaints both speedily and fairly.
If you are not satisfied with our final response, or if we exceed the response timescales, you may refer the complaint to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme (Tel: 01722 333306, Web site:
www.tpos.co.uk, E-mail:
admin@tpos.co.uk). FCI will co-operate fully with the Ombudsman during an investigation and comply with his final decision
Accepting our Terms of Business
By ticking the button online "I Agree to the Terms & Conditions" in this form you are accepting these terms of service. If terms received by email then please email
help@samconveyancing.co.uk stating "I Agree to the Terms & Conditions".
Updated: 24th October 2022
