Designated Investigation Agency | Avoiding the Risk of Stagnation in Real Estate Transactions through Early Detection of Soil Contamination

Voluntary investigation conducted at any timing before legal obligations. Early determination through accurate soil contamination sampling to accelerate transaction speed.

In real estate transactions, investigations conducted at the stage when statutory obligations arise under the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act can cause the progress of the sale to be halted for an extended period due to reporting to authorities and the designation procedures for areas requiring measures. This service is a voluntary pre-sale investigation solution implemented at any stage before statutory obligations arise, aimed at completely avoiding such procedural delays. While applying the neutral and strict standards of designated investigation agencies, we conduct flexible investigation designs that match the speed of private transactions, enabling early determination of contamination through accurate soil contamination sampling. Since we can quantify the risks of the underground environment at a stage where there is no immediate reporting obligation to authorities, it allows companies to fully grasp the cost of countermeasures and negotiation strategies internally. This helps prevent unnecessary reputational damage and transaction cancellations, supporting the formation of rational and smooth agreements that both sellers and buyers can agree upon based on objective environmental evidence, thereby leading to faster transaction speeds.

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