Official Coal Authority Mining Searches with insurance are now available very quickly and easily.

Coal mining has played an important role in the industrial history of Great Britain. This continues today with some 30.6 million tonnes of coal produced from deep and opencast mines.

Not surprisingly, past or current coal mining activity can have an effect on surface property. Coal mining may affect a property due to subsidence, although under the 1991 Coal Mining Subsidence Act, owners of property damaged by coal mining may be entitled to remedies including repair or depreciation compensation payments. A house may have been built over or near to old coal mineshafts and opencast mining can have an environmental impact.

In coal mining areas a coal mining search is recommended prior to the completion of a house purchase.

To check whether or not a property is in a coal mining area, click here

This site includes a gazeteer that gives an indication of the places in Great Britain that may, or may not require a coal mining search.

Coal mining records are held and maintained by The Coal Authority on both opencast and deep mining activities from which a range of Coal Mining Reports are compiled and are available at the following, fully inclusive costs:

Residential Property £39.00
Non-Residential Property or Development Site £75.00
  
For a comprehensive list of services available from The Coal Authority, and the terms and conditions relating to coal mining reports click here

This site also includes a number of useful publications such as The Homebuyers Guide to Mining Reports.