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ESG, more formally known as Environmental, Social and Governance criteria, is undoubtedly complex - with nuances, reliance on multiple data sources, and more! Yet it's something law firms need to develop a greater understanding of, as investors are increasingly looking to improve sustainability measures across their portfolios.

To give property professionals a head start on what they need to know, tmgroup have partnered with Landmark for a tm:tv “ESG” special. Led by Professor Robert Lee – and featuring Tim Clare, Consultant at Anthesis Group (amongst others) – the panel will take an in-depth look at “What are the implications of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria for corporate transactions and real estate?"

• Thursday 15th July 2021
• 12 noon (1 hour)
• Click here to register

As Professor Robert Lee, Head of the Law School and the Director of the Centre for Legal Education and Research at the University of Birmingham and one of the UK’s most respected environmental academics and commentators said:

“ESG is burgeoning in its topicality and data plays an instrumental role in the accurate assessment, management and reporting of environmental, social and governance metrics. I am delighted to speak with Tim Clare from Anthesis as part of the tm.tv interview series, where we will consider the implications of ESG criteria for corporate transactions and real estate."

For more information about tm:tv, as well as additional sessions on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, visit the tm:tv hub.

Ransom strip causes headaches for property developers in Essex, amid 5 years of legal wrangling. Image source: Daily Mail | Copyright Cascade News

Q&A: Why does your client need a Highways Search?

The simple answer is that highways can be really complicated. There are lots of potential pitfalls out there to trip people up. For starters, there is the General Boundary Rule, and then the Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook (CML) have expectations that, in addition to ‘usual and necessary searches’, the ‘boundary must be clearly defined.’ It doesn’t stop there, but these two do present solicitors with complications that need to be resolved.

Q&A: What if I don't order one - what are the risks to my client?

Put simply, imagine that you have bought a property but you can't access it or have to pay extra to buy another piece of land in order to access it. Far from ideal for many reasons.

We’ve all probably heard about homeowners who cannot access their home because of a ransom strip and the lengthy problems that they can cause, but imagine just how catastrophic this could be for a developer or for a commercial transaction.

Q&A: Are there any cases in which a Highways search would have been useful?

There are a few well-known cases which relate to highways, and the most famous or often cited cases are:

1. Stokes and Cambridge (1961) which established the value of ransom strips at 1/3 of the value they create; and

2. Gooden vs Northamptonshire CC (2001) where a developer had to redesign the layout of the estate as access to a certain road was denied.

There are plenty of others, but I will leave it there. 

Q&A: Does the Highways search do anything else?

Aside from answering the questions, it also gives you certainty about access, or time to resolve any issues that may be highlighted. For these reasons, it is always best to conduct the search at the start of the transaction when all the other searches are ordered.

For example, you might need to get defective title insurance or negotiate a right of way with the person who owns the land between your plot and the highway, and all of this can take time, so it makes sense to give yourself as much time as possible to do this.

Q&A: Who provides highways searches?

As with the majority of searches on tmconvey and tmconnect, there are a variety of products to choose from, so here is a quick summary of the highways searches currently available:

• Local Authority highways enquiry (HighwaysLA)

The ‘Local Authority highways enquiry’ raises the following questions. Please note, the search result will depend on the information provided by the relevant Local Authority.

1. Can you confirm that the Property immediately abuts onto a publicly maintainable highway and there is no intervening land between the Property and the public highway (if there is, is it within the Property's ownership and what is its status?)

2. Are there any road improvements or widening schemes in the area or any road closure orders affecting roads around the property.

3. Can you confirm that there are no public footpaths on or over the property?

4. Is there any information available regarding any future improvements or developments which may affect traffic flow around the land in question?

• Local Authority Highways Lite (HighwaysRA)

A less comprehensive alternative to the ‘Local Authority highways enquiry’, only 2 questions are raised in the ‘Local Authority Highways Lite’ search. Please note, the search result will depend on the information provided by the relevant Local Authority.

1. A copy of your highway records showing which roads are maintained at public expense and which are not?

2. A copy of your plan showing the extent of the highways and adopted roads in relation to the property and the plan submitted to you?

• Highway search standard with opinion Commercial (PVHwayOC) 

This search asks the same questions as ‘Local Authority highways enquiry’ – as seen above. In addition, with a green, amber, red professional opinion based on the local authority responses in proximity to the property, so potential issues can be quickly identified within the report.

• Highway search standard with opinion Residential (PVHwayOR)

This search asks the same questions as ‘Local Authority highways enquiry’ – as seen above. In addition, with a green, amber, red professional opinion based on the local authority responses in proximity to the property, so potential issues can be quickly identified within the report.

• Argyll Site Solutions Highways Report

Designed for residential and commercial conveyancing transactions – up to 15 hectares – the Argyll Site Solutions Highways Report provides information relating to:

• Road Adoption Status

• Footpath Adoption Status

• Verge Adoption Status

• Traffic Schemes & Orders

• Scheduled Roadworks

• Existing Rights of Way

• Proposed or Amended

• Rights of Way

You can see a sample report here and read more about the report here.

Q&A: How can I order a highways report?

All of the above-mentioned searches are available to order on tmconvey and tmconnect. 

In the first instance, you can also take a quick look on tm’s mapping data layers to flag any potential issues while waiting for the results to be returned, which can better help manage client expectations in advance, as Penelope Meadows, Solicitor, LSC Finance Ltd comments (November 2020):

“tm’s data layers are amazing! Whilst we appreciate that a full highways search is always advisable, being able to check the highways layer and see at first glance whether there may be any issues in this regard allows you to manage your clients expectations at a much earlier stage of the transaction.”

For more information please get in touch with your Client Relationship Manager or our Client Services team on 0800 840 5571 or email helpdesk@tmgroup.co.uk

With all the publicity around the 'stamp duty holiday' extension and the debate around whether the tapered rates will only create a new cliff edge in Autumn, it might be possible to lose sight of another significant SDLT change coming into effect, as Joanna King, Product Manager at tmgroup explains.

From 1st April 2021, a new surcharge will apply to non-UK residents who purchase residential property in England and Northern Ireland. The measure was initially announced in the 2018 Budget and the Government was consulting on it between February and May 2019. The change will see an introduction of yet another layer of complexity on top of the rates applicable in purchases of residential properties. 

How will the surcharge work? Where the purchaser will be treated as non-UK resident for SDLT purposes, the transaction will be subject to an additional 2% surcharge in each applicable band. Fortunately, the higher nil rate thresholds recently announced, as well as the First Time Buyer relief will also benefit non-UK resident buyers. Example rates tables are shared below.

Please note, all these changes will be applied to tmgroup's Post-Completion service and SDLT calculator as and when they become applicable.

For transactions completing by 30th June 2021:

For transactions completing on or after 1st October 2021:

For first time buyers, in transactions completing on or after 1 July 2021:

From July until the end of September 2021, the nil rate band for the standard residential rates will be lowered to £250,000, however it is important to note that buyers, who have never owned an interest in a residential property before, will enjoy the higher nil rate threshold of £300,000. 

First Time Buyer Relief can be claimed in transactions where the property's purchase price does not exceed £500,000 and the purchaser intends to occupy the property as their main residence. The relief should be claimed on the SDLT return by using the relief code 32. 

On a grant of a residential lease, the surcharge will also apply to the relevant SDLT rates charged on the Net Present Value of the rent.

Individual purchasers will be treated as non-UK resident for SDLT if they have not been in the UK for at least 183 days in any continuous period of 365 days, falling within the two-year window beginning 364 days before the purchase and ending 365 days after the effective date of the transaction. The day count will include any day when the individual is in the UK at midnight.

Specific emphasis is given here on the UK residence criteria for SDLT purposes. The residence test applicable will differ from the normal UK Statutory Residence Test, which would be used for income or capital gains tax purposes. 

For joint purchasers, if any one client is non-UK resident for SDLT, the surcharge will apply to the whole purchase price, unless the transaction will be exempt from the surcharge, for example where:

• the purchaser is buying jointly with their UK-resident spouse or civil partner, and the couple is living together,

• Crown Employment Relief can be claimed.

Special rules will apply to trusts, partnerships and companies. 

For companies, the entity will be deemed non-UK resident for SDLT if:

• the company is not UK resident for UK corporation tax purposes; or

• it accounts for UK corporation tax but is a close company controlled by non-UK residents.

Broadly speaking, a close company is a company controlled by five or fewer participators or by participators who are also directors. The term is fully defined in Chapter 2 of Part 10 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

Law firms should be reviewing their policies, client questionnaires and SDLT advice given to clients in order to effectively implement UK residence assessments in all new purchase instructions. It will also be essential to carefully review matters already in progress and which may be completing after 31st March 2021, should the surcharge apply to any such transactions. 

Firms accredited under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme, in compliance with the Core Practice Management Standards, will need to keep a full audit trail of the SDLT advice given to the clients. It will also be prudent to record all information collected for the purpose of the residence test, in addition to the calculation and verification of the land tax duty amount payable. In complex matters lawyers may wish to advise their clients to seek specialist tax advice to establish their SDLT residence status correctly.

Land tax return

The introduction of the surcharge will also result in changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax return form (SDLT1). The following three questions are being introduced:

• Are any of the purchasers non-UK resident?

• Are any of the purchasers a UK-resident close company controlled directly or indirectly by non-UK residents?

• Are you claiming Crown Employment Relief?

With the Stamp Duty Land Tax tool from tmgroup completion of the SDLT return is simple and efficient. With an easy to follow responsive workflow and with key data already pre-populated, the practitioner will only need to complete relevant fields tailored to the transaction. There is no need to navigate the complexities of all the 72 questions on the SDLT1 form and additional fields on SDLT2, SDLT3 or SDLT4, as may be applicable. The platform also makes it easy for the homebuyer client to review and approve the information that will be submitted on their behalf to HMRC with our easy to follow format of the draft land tax return data document. 

In addition, if the transaction involves multiple titles, there is no need for the conveyancer to contact HMRC to request separate SDLT5 certificates. Equally, there is no need to enclose additional SDLT forms to HM Land Registry with the registration application. tmgroup makes it easy for the practitioner to complete their work with enhanced HMRC compliant SDLT5 certificates, which will include all the required information on one document. 

And to make it even easier for the users, tm’s platform will automatically attach the transaction's SDLT5 certificate to the registration application, ready to be submitted to the Land Registry without the need to leave the platform.

If you have any questions, or would like to find out more about tmgroup's Post-Completion service, please get in touch with your Client Relationship Manager.

Available as part of their Portfolio Service, tmgroup’s innovative Portfolio Manager gives legal property professionals the information they need at their fingertips – via a real-time dashboard – so they can keep their clients updated on progress, without having to worry about information being out of date, or wasting time chasing for updates. Click here to request more information.

No project too big or too small 

Drawing on over 20 years’ experience as a leading provider of property searches, as well as related data and technology services, alongside a strong track record for delivering outstanding customer service, tmgroup’s Portfolio team can be relied upon to manage search orders on a firm’s behalf with the highest level of professionalism.

No project is too big or too small either. tmgroup’s experienced Portfolio team can handle any volume of work, whether it’s a single case or a Portfolio of 10,000 properties (or more); all of which can help property professionals to streamline their processes, work more efficiently, and save on costs. 

As Stephanie Robinson at Mishcon de Reya LLP confirmed: 

“I have used tmgroup’s Portfolio Service frequently. It's very useful when we need searches on multiple properties and is more time efficient than doing all the orders myself on a long list of properties. tmgroup also provide a spend report and status report, again really helpful.”

The extra capacity you need, anytime

With no commitment, contracts or minimum spend requirement, it’s quick and easy to engage tmgroup’s Portfolio Service at any time. Simply by instructing the team, property professionals can free up valuable hours for other priority work, safe in the knowledge that everything from preparing the plan and managing queries, to chasing the final report is all being taken care of with the utmost attention to detail. 

As Jane Towner, Client Experience Director at tmgroup commented:

“We’ve been offering our time-saving Portfolio Service to our clients for over 10 years, and have worked closely with some of the biggest names in the industry throughout this time to develop a tailored service that delivers the very highest standards of support for property teams in England and Wales. Whether you are looking to take on more work and make longer term efficiency gains, or just need a bit of overflow support to help with holiday cover, our Portfolio team can help.”

For more information about tmgroup’s Portfolio Service, please talk to your Client Relationship Manager, or request more information here.

The Water Authorities and Local Authorities have advised of their annual round of price increases – taking effect on 1st April 2021.

These changes will be automatically implemented on the tmconvey platform, and will be reflected in any new orders as the changes take effect.

Which Water Authorities and Local Authorities are changing their prices?

We’re working closely with the Water Authorities and Local Authorities to ascertain exactly which authorities are increasing their prices and what these new prices will be – and will continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available. 

The current available details are below:

Water Authorities 

Here is the latest information from the Water Authorities – taking effect on 1st April 2021. 

Anglian Water (Geodesys) : £2 increase on 1st July 2021

Northumbrian Water : TBC

Leep : No price change this year

Severn Trent Water : See price changes information below

>> CON29DW Residential

There will be a +£2 (exc. VAT) price change on a CON29DW, as of 1st April 2021. 

>> CON29DWC Commercial

There will be a +£64 (exc. VAT) price change to the CON29WC, as of 1st April 2021, as the report is being enhanced:

> The new and improved CON29DWC report will include the full features of the CON29DWC Extra report

> CON29DWCB (basic) and CON29DWCE (extra) are being withdrawn on 31st March

Southern Water : No Price change this year

South West Water (Source for Searches) : No Price change this year

Thames Water :

> Pricing for Residential and Commercial CON29DW remains unchanged.

> From 31st March, the Commercial Extra and Commercial Plus will be withdrawn from sale.

United Utilities : No Price change this year

Welsh Water : TBC 

Wessex Searches : No Price change this year

Yorkshire Water (SafeMove) : No Price change this year

Local Authorities 

The following Local Authorities have confirmed they will be changing their prices on 1st April 2021. 

Anglesey County Council

Arun District Council

Ashfield District Council

Aylesbury Vale District Council

Barnet London Borough Council

Basildon District Council

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

Bassetlaw District Council

Bedford Council

Birmingham City Council

Bolton Borough Council

Boston Borough Council

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Braintree District Council

Bridgend County Borough Council

Brighton & Hove Council

Broadland District Council

Bromsgrove District Council

Broxbourne Borough Council

Cardiff County Council

Cambridge City Council

Camden London Borough Council

Chelmsford City Council

Cherwell District Council

Colchester Borough Council

Copeland Borough Council

Craven District Council

Crawley Borough Council

Dartford Borough Council

Daventry District Council

Ealing London Borough Council

East Cambridgeshire District Council

East Hampshire District Council

East Staffordshire Borough Council

East Suffolk Council

Enfield London Borough Council

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council

Exeter City Council

Fareham Borough Council

Fenland District Council

Forest of Dean District Council

Gloucester City Council

Greenwich London Borough Council

Guildford Borough Council

Gwynedd Council

Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council

Haringey London Borough Council

Harlow District Council

Harrogate Borough Council

Harrow London Borough Council

Hart District Council

Hastings Borough Council

Havant Borough Council

Havering London Borough Council

Hounslow London Borough Council

Huntingdonshire District Council

King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council

Kensington & Chelsea Royal London Borough Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Leicester City Council

Lewisham London Borough Council

Lincoln City Council

Maldon District Council

Malvern Hills District Council

Mansfield District Council

Medway Council

Melton Borough Council

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Merton London Borough Council

Mid Sussex District Council

Mole Valley District Council

Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council 

North Kesteven District Council

North Somerset District Council

North Warwickshire Borough Council

Powys County Council

Redditch Borough Council

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council

Rother District Council

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Rugby Borough Council

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Rutland County Council

Ryedale District Council

Scarborough Borough Council

Sevenoaks District Council

Sheffield City Council

Shepway District Council

South Bucks District Council

Solihull Met Borough Council

Somerset West & Taunton Council

South Cambridgeshire District Council

South Gloucestershire Council

South Hams District Council *price change in May

Southampton City Council

Southend-On-Sea Borough Council

South Northamptonshire Council

South Oxfordshire District Council

Spelthorne Borough Council

Stevenage Borough Council

Swindon Borough Council

Tandridge District Council

Teignbridge District Council

Test Valley Borough Council

Thanet  District Council

Three Rivers District Council

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Vale of White Horse District Council

Watford Borough Council

Welwyn Hatfield District Council

West Devon Borough Council *price changes in May

West Lindsey District Council

Wigan Borough Council

Winchester City Council

Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough

Woking Borough Council

Worcester City Council

Worcestershire County Council

Wychavon District Council

Wycombe District Council

Wyre Forest District Council

If you have any questions, please contact our Helpdesk on 0800 840 5571 or email helpdesk@tmgroup.co.uk

A survey of over 600 property professionals has revealed that more acceptance of digital and remote working has been welcomed by the industry and recognised as an outstanding positive of the COVID-19 outbreak. This is just one of many revelations featured in the new ‘Thriving in a pandemic’ report published today by tmgroup and mio, which also reflects on the challenges that have stretched the industry to its limits. 

Carried out across December 2020 and January 2021, survey participants – including residential conveyancers, real estate professionals, estate agents, developers, surveyors, and more – shared their thoughts on the lessons that reshaped the property market, and how they expect them to continue to change the face of property transactions in 2021 and beyond. 

The research also gathered key insight into the individual impact of these industry changes, which further reiterate the positive feeling towards the wider adoption of digital and remote working, including:

• “It’s been very challenging, but amazing how much can be done remotely.” (Residential conveyancer)

• “Working from home and the use of technology have been positive factors for me. Hopefully the technological advances will continue to leap forward in 2021.” (Real estate professional)

• “We’ve saved a lot of time and money – especially on travel costs – thanks to the collective shift to using technology instead of face-to-face meetings.” (Estate agent)

• “2020 has been a great opportunity to embrace change, not just within our firm but also the industry. For example, we’ve gone from paper files to full electronic working.” (Residential conveyancer)

2020 was the year that nobody planned for

Capturing a snapshot in time at the end of a remarkable year, the ‘Thriving in a pandemic’ report explores remote working, digitisation, workflow tools, collaboration, and more; not only reflecting on what has been, but looking ahead at what’s to come, as Joe Pepper, CEO at tmgroup comments:

“2020 was the year that nobody planned for, and whilst the UK property transaction industry would eventually fare better than many other parts of the wider economy, it was still the nearest thing to a rollercoaster ride that many of us will ever face in our working lives. Most of the industry has had to react and change at a pace not experienced for decades, and many of the ways of working that businesses operated to in the first quarter of the year had disappeared by the time we got to the summer, and it seems likely that some of the old certainties have been shattered forever. The reassuring factor is that the industry was able to change, and what has shone through is how resilient and adaptable we truly are.”

Want to find out more? The ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report is available to download now.  

Here, Michael Tolland, Commercial Director- Scotland, reflects on the highs and lows of 2020 and what’s on the horizon for 2021: 

With 2020 drawing to a close and thoughts turning towards a very well-deserved festive break for all involved in the Scottish property market, the team at Property Searches Scotland thought it might be worth reflecting on this most challenging of years.

2020 started with a relative bang, with UK House Price Index Scotland data suggesting that the residential property market increased by 5.2% in January/February 2020 compared with the previous year.

And then along came Covid…

The entire country entered lockdown on 23rd March, with the residential property market effectively mothballed for a period of three months due to restrictions on completing transactions unless deemed ‘reasonably necessary’.

Turning again to UK House Price Index Scotland data for residential properties, this indicates that completions in 2020 as a proportion of the figures for 2019 were March – 74.9%; April – 34.2%; May 34.4% and June 42.9%.

Of course, another feature of the spring lockdown was the requirement for all businesses to migrate to home working. This was not without its challenges, however it is our assessment that most firms transitioned through this stage relatively successfully with home working, at least on a part-time basis. Although, for those staff that would prefer it, it’s likely to be a feature of working practices in the future. 

The hope is that this development will be positive for work life balance and the environment, although what it will mean in the longer run for town and city centres, particularly the hospitality and commercial property sectors, has yet to be realised.

And then the summer months and the second half of the year…

The residential property market effectively reopened on 29th June – who knew this was also the first day of the Scottish autumn, as the unseasonably warm and dry weather enjoyed during much of lockdown came to a rather abrupt end!

Estate agents and surveyors immediately reported a substantial increase in demand in early July and, from our perspective as a leading search company with a residential market share upwards of 30%, this translated to a steep and sustained increase in new multisearch instructions from week 28 commencing 6th July 2020, right through to the current time. 

This unprecedently busy period, particularly following the depressed market during Q2 2020 with many employed in the sector having been furloughed, has placed huge demand on the entire sector. 

Our understanding, and this is informed by conversations with our customers, is that firms are generally coping well with these fresh challenges. Transactions are largely completing on schedule and, again from our perspective, the proportion of cases that result in a request for a second or further Continuation Legal Report or a ‘No Sale No Fee’ credit has reduced significantly compared to earlier in the year.

And so to 2021…

Given everything we have faced during 2020, it is impossible not to look forward to 2021 with a significant degree of optimism.

Recent vaccine news has been very positive, and at the time of writing a vaccination programme has commenced with our most vulnerable fellow citizens starting to be vaccinated.

New working practices have been established, with the daily commute likely to be a thing of the past and work life balance hopefully being enhanced as a result.

Firms generally have embraced technology – willingly or otherwise as a result of the transition to remote working – and will be starting to reap the benefit of this investment through enhanced operating efficiencies and improved sharing of data. This is certainly a theme that Property Searches Scotland will be looking to develop during 2021 through additional case management systems integrations and further enhancements to our online ordering platform.

To close, on behalf of everyone at Property Searches Scotland I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, safe and healthy new year. Due to continuing travel restrictions we are unfortunately not going to be able to visit customers with our customary Christmas cheer this year, however we have made a generous contribution to the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice on behalf of all staff and customers of the business.

Terrafirma are making price changes to their CON29M, Ground Report and Coal Extra report – effective from 1st January 2021. 

The changes are summarised in the table below - for 0-15 ha:

If you have any questions, please get in touch with your Client Relationship Manager, or our Client Services team on  0800 840 5571 or helpdesk@tmgroup.co.uk

Designed for residential and commercial conveyancing transactions – up to 15 hectares – the Argyll Site Solutions Highways Report is available to order on tmconvey. 

• Turnaround time: Typical turnaround time of just 16 days

• Price: Residential: £130 Plus VAT

• Price: Commercial: £140 Plus VAT

What's included?

The report includes data sourced from the relevant County Council & Local Authorities across England & Wales and provides information relating to:

• Road Adoption Status

• Footpath Adoption Status

• Verge Adoption Status

• Traffic Schemes & Orders

• Scheduled Roadworks

• Existing Rights of Way

• Proposed or Amended

• Rights of Way

It’s also backed by £10m professional indemnity cover.

Why is a Highways report so important? 

For every transaction, it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. 

Failure to identify flaws in the adoption status (confirming maintenance responsibility) can cause delays to the transaction as well as pose a risk to the purchaser’s future plans for the site.

In addition, it is important to consider what impact proposed changes to on-street parking, waiting and loading restrictions and road improvement schemes could have the use of the site.

For more information, click here to see a sample report, and register for this free webinar ‘SiteSolutions Highways: Reducing Highways Delays’ on Tuesday 24th November 2020: 11:00am-11:30am. Click here to register.

On 1st October, Landmark are re-launching their SiteSolutions Combined report, as well as making some price changes to their commercial reports.

Landmark have also announced new coal reports COMING SOON to tmconvey.

RE-LAUNCHED SiteSolutions Combined

The SiteSolutions Combined commercial due diligence report will be relaunched on 1st October, following feedback from the majority of the top 50 law firms in the UK. 

While continuing to be the only report in the market offering a fully manual contaminated land assessment and fully manual flood risk assessment, a number of key improvements have been made to support ease and speed of use, including: 

> Colour coded front page and report sections

> Clear flags for Permits and Environmental Hazards

> Clear navigation to key sections 

> NEW hyperlinks 

> Front page consultant contact  

Additional benefits include: 

> Assessment accuracy – Every report is written and quality assessed by an expert consultant

> Reliability – Intelligent risk assessment informed by CIE compliant data and mapping

> Advice – Bespoke recommendations tailored to your transaction

> Support – Report author contact details on front page of every report

Click here to see a sample report

Price changes

Here is a summary of the price changes – coming into effect on 1st October:

COMING SOON: Landmark Coal and Landmark CON29M

Landmark have also recently announced their new coal mining report for residential property due diligence across the UK (Landmark Coal), as well as their new, approved and accredited official CON29M report (Landmark CON29M) – COMING SOON to tmconvey.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with your tm Account Manager.