Farm transactions involve a broader range of factors, often making reports more complex and harder to interpret. Our reports are built differently – offering clear analysis and mapping of key agricultural issues such as pollution incidents, poor land management, intensive farming, and land classification, alongside standard assessments of flood and contamination risk.
The legal sector is increasingly recognising its environmental responsibilities. More firms are beginning to assess their carbon footprint and take steps toward reducing it.
When purchasing a residential property, especially a high-value or complex one, environmental risks are often overlooked until it’s too late. Industry analysis shows that skipping thorough environmental due diligence can lead to costly surprises, legal headaches, and even failed transactions.
Knepp is a 3,500-acre rewilding project that’s become a leading example of ecological restoration in the UK. Unlike traditional conservation efforts, Knepp doesn’t follow a fixed plan. Instead, it allows natural processes, particularly succession and disturbance to shape the landscape.
Bristol Law Society (BLS) and Landmark Information have joined forces to help law firms of all sizes begin their journey toward net zero.
Renting small plots of allotted land to locals became a local authority duty in 1908. Under 2016 rules, selling allotments requires ministerial permission – granted 42 times since 2020. Allotments are considered appropriate development in the green belt but are not classified as brownfield land.
Our latest cross-market research draws on the perspectives of 150 senior property professionals, including 50 estate agents, 50 residential conveyancers, and 50 mortgage lenders, to reveal how the industry is adapting to this new landscape, where climate risk is now a central part of the conversation.
Following the publication of the Law Society’s Climate Change and Property Practice Note in May 2025, The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) updated its existing Marni’s Clause to reflect the terminology and guidance in the new Practice Note.
The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP), launched in 2019, develops climate-conscious legal drafting. Its clauses are now widely adopted, helping to reduce emissions and embed environmental responsibility into legal practice.
As part of our continued drive to be at the forefront of the property market, we’ve redesigned our Argyll SiteSolutions reports. These reports continue to provide expert insight and bespoke recommendations, retaining a higher level of clarity and the optional consideration of climate risk.
In collaboration with the UK’s leading law firms, three of Argyll’s environmental SiteSolutions and FloodSolutions reports have been redesigned to improve usability and provide clearer guidance. These renowned and trusted reports go beyond mere data, offering expert analysis and advice to help real estate lawyers, and their clients proceed with confidence and certainty.
Landmark’s Commercial Property Trends Report provides insights into the commercial property transaction pipeline across England, Wales and Scotland.