Before undertaking any work to change parts of a property or building on land, it is best to understand if a planning application is required. Failure to do so, may…
https://landmarkuk.wistia.com/medias/0fjw52ae1q ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is a term used to describe many material risk factors which could have financial implications on a business. Climate change accounts for part of…
The average global temperature has risen by more than 1°C since the 1850s, with the hottest years being recorded in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. For the UK,…
A significant nine out of every ten property law professionals believe that the automation of key tasks in the residential property transaction process will help to improve their risk management. …
Last July, London was hit by horrendous surface water flash floods, when Intense rainfall overwhelmed the capital’s drainage systems, flooding roads, Tube stations, hospitals and more than 1,000 homes. Being…
Hear Landmark Information Group CEO Simon Brown explain why Landmark is the first property data business in the UK to join the Pledge to Net Zero initiative, how the group…
Bob is a Legal Director & specialist planning lawyer at Shoosmiths with over 25 years’ experience. He has also held senior positions in local government including the post of City…
The proposed planning reforms in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill are many and varied. However, there are a number of themes that run through the proposals. Ambition The Levelling…
Simon Boyle, Professor Robert Lee and Tom Venables of Landmark Information Group, and James Bee of Latham & Watkins LLP, consider how a company’s ESG performance can be evaluated by…
Climate change promises to bring more frequent and extreme weather and of course more floods. According to the Environment Agency winter rainfall is set to increase by a staggering 59%…
In the UK government’s 25-year Environment Plan (A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment), published in 2018, there was an acknowledgement that biodiversity in the UK…
The planning system has a role to play in minimising energy consumption; let’s use it. Imagine no ceramic roof tiles; solar slates instead Imagine all the windows – having shuttered…