ERP (risk and pollution statement) in Bordeaux

When is an ERP compulsory?

The ERP is compulsory for every sale and every letting of a property in an affected area: natural, mining or technological risk prevention plans, seismic zones, radon potential, polluted soil information areas, and areas exposed to coastal retreat.

If the property lies within an airport noise exposure plan, that must be disclosed too. Since 1 January 2023, buyers and tenants must be informed of the risks from the early stages of the sale or letting, not just at signature.

What your risk statement contains

We identify the prefectoral orders and prevention plans that apply to the exact address of the property. The document states whether the plot is exposed, to which risk, and whether works are required by a prevention plan.

The seller or landlord also completes the declaration of claims paid out for natural or technological disasters during their ownership. We help you fill in this section correctly.

How long it is valid

The ERP must be less than 6 months old when the preliminary contract, the deed or the lease is signed. Prevention plans and zoning change: an old document may no longer reflect the property's real situation.

If the final deed is signed more than 6 months after the ERP was issued, it must be updated. We redo it quickly, using the data in force on the new date.

Known risks in Bordeaux and Gironde

Depending on the address, the ERP may flag flooding from the Garonne and its streams (jalles), marine flooding around the Arcachon Bay and the estuary, or clay shrink-swell, which affects parts of the Bordeaux metropolitan area such as Mérignac, Pessac, Talence or Bègles.

On the Médoc coast, in Lacanau or Soulac, some towns are affected by coastal retreat. The wooded areas of the Médoc are exposed to forest fires. Around Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, the noise exposure plan may also cover your property.

Timescales, quotes and why choose CBDI

The price of an ERP mainly depends on whether it is combined with other surveys. We send you a free quote within 24 hours. For a sale, we include it in the technical survey file: one contact, one file.

CBDI, 26 avenue de Bellefort, Mérignac. Qualixpert-certified, insured surveyors, visits within 24 to 48 hours for your other surveys, reports within 48 hours. We cover Bordeaux, the metropolitan area, the Médoc, the Arcachon Bay, the Graves and the Libournais. Phone: +33 6 98 13 41 53.