Platform Login .st0{fill:#36304A;} Register The leading UK property search provider in residential and commercial markets. News & Events > How can Property Lawyers help clients assess sites more efficiently? HOW CAN PROPERTY LAWYERS HELP CLIENTS ASSESS SITES MORE EFFICIENTLY? 27 July 2021 3 min read Instantly access the top 4 site-specific considerations for your clients Property transactions are complex. You need a vast amount of information to manage your clients’ risks and provide robust and professional recommendations. Premium Layers is a powerful mapping tool you can use to enhance initial due diligence by visualising land and property insights effortlessly, regardless of site complexity. It takes away the problem of collating information from multiple sources and standardises data for easy interpretation across the country: standardised view of data ease and ability to assess large quantities of data at your fingertips and all in one place We’ll explore the top four ways Premium Layers supports legal professionals to help their clients assess sites more effectively: Local plans information – visualise your site within the larger strategy Planning applications – build a clear picture of surrounding activity Ownership content – scope a site for key ownership information Constraints and environmental legislation – uncover additional considerations Local plans information – visualise your site within the larger strategy Our Premium Layers is powered by PromapTM, the flagship mapping tool of Landmark Information Group. Landmark continues to deliver high-quality data to property lawyers. This is made even easier with Promap because several years ago, in a critical move for property professionals, Landmark digitised the local plans for all local authorities across Great Britain. This has allowed Promap to present clear, standardised data of how a local authority is planning to use an area and in what way that impacts your client’s plans. Land designations can be a critical factor in determining the success of your client’s project. Assessing local planning information has its challenges with different terminology, approaches and refresh rates, but Promap has made that analysis easy by categorising land designations into 11 categories. Drill down into the detail, pulling out key insights as your client explores their options. Next steps are clear as each land designation data point shows where the data has been captured. So, you know where to go for more information. Key takeaways: Access digitised local plans across Great Britain Understand how land designations could influence client plans Refine your initial research and then discover the full content with clear guidance to source data. Planning applications – build a clear picture of surrounding activity Planning applications have the ability to derail the value of a property in an instant. Stay up to date with local activity through our accurate and simplified view of planning activity. We understand there’s no substitute for robust due diligence. So, we’ve made it easy to undertake thorough investigations to help you understand and assess the activity going on around the property. Our planning data provides a clear visualisation of the scale, status and value of a planning application. We also provide a link to the full application to make further information easy to find. In order to add true value, we know you need to be working with the best data. Landmark updates planning application data weekly to ensure there are no surprises. Key takeaways: Simplified and standardised process for assessing data Data updated weekly by Landmark Quick links to all local authority data Ownership content – scope a site for key ownership information Premium Layers allows you to review key ownership details. For both residential and commercial properties, see what has been purchased with the addition of the title number for immediate investigation. Instantly see who owns a commercial property. Take this information and consider the ramifications of your client’s potential neighbour. You could also use this data to approach someone as part of a purchasing opportunity. Key takeaways: Understand ownership, and see commercial owners Includes both personal and commercial content Insights into the neighbours for additional considerations Constraints and environmental legislation – uncover additional considerations Gain quick access to environmental designations: Special scientific interest Green belts Nature reserves Listed buildings These designations may not be a blocker for your client, but they definitely become a factor when considering what could be built. Key takeaways: Easily uncover environmental designations Initiate advanced planning considerations around environmental factors Help clients analyse risk for complex sites Pulling it all together Help your clients understand and manage risk. Give them powerful due diligence insights. Premium Layers provides an easily accessible, standardised view of data. Couple this with the ability to rapidly assess large quantities of data and share this with your clients for an innovative and game-changing data analysis mapping tool. Visualisation at your fingertips. Data-rich analysis from one location – your Premium Layers dashboard. Find out more about Premium Layers and request a free trial: Hi there, we use cookies (and store them on your device) to help us to provide a better user experience, to enhance site navigation and to assist in our marketing efforts. You have the choice to either click ‘Manage Settings’ and decide which cookies you want to agree to (in addition to the strictly necessary cookies) or to click ‘Accept & Continue’ and accept all cookies, including analytics cookies. Either choice will take you straight to the site. Thank you for visiting. Read our policy here:Cookie Policy Accept & Continue Manage Settings