A year of remastering: how Landmark raised the bar for environmental due diligence
On 19th November 2024, Landmark Information launched its remastered residential environmental search reports, a milestone that marked the start of a strategy to enhance how environmental risk information is delivered. In the months that followed, we broadened this work to include our commercial portfolio and completed the journey with the remastering of Argyll Environmental’s SiteSolutions […]
House price inflation slows, but buyer demand ‘holds up well’
The UK House Price Index for September reveals a 0.6% fall in house prices from August, with an annual price increase of 2.6% – down from 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2025. Between August 2025 and September 2025, UK transactions decreased by 1.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis. But with the news that […]
Falling inflation ‘shot of confidence’ for the housing market
The latest consumer price inflation figures from the ONS reveal the UK inflation rate has fallen by 0.2% to 3.6% in October, offering a boost to the housing market amid news of a slowdown in house prices. The figures were met with widespread relief by property industry figures, with many saying the news justified the […]
Rebuke for Whitehaven firm that failed to return residual balances for almost 10 years
A Whitehaven firm has been sanctioned for incorrectly retaining residual balances for almost 10 years, with one balance worth over £50,000. Brockbank Curwen Cain & Hall Limited was investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in 2020, after the firm’s accountants report for the accounting period ending June 2020 was qualified, with one of the qualifications […]
PRA increases FSCS deposit protection to £120,000
From 1 December, UK bank customers will be protected for up to £120,000 if their bank fails, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced. The deposit protection limit, which applies to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, will increase from its current limit of £85,000, which was set in 2017. The increase – which applies to […]
Why UPRNs and data standards are central to the next generation NLIS
In October 2025, through the Fourth Round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF), Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) has awarded Land Data a grant of £999,592 to deliver the next generation of the National Land Information Service (NLIS). The grant marks a major step forward in modernising the NLIS, and at the heart of this next-generation platform […]