Environmental Law in Property Transactions

Part I: The Property Transaction - Introduction. Approaching the transaction - the need for information. Pre-contract enquiries. Freedom of access to environmental information. Local land charges search. Local authority enquiries. Other sources of information. Environmental surveys. Assessing and managing environmental risk (including contractual issues). Particular transactions: leases and lending. Transferring permits to the purchaser. Part II: Specific Environmental Issues - Introduction - What is Environmental Law? Civil law. Statutory nuisance. Contaminated land. Waste. Water. Air. Noise. Nature conservation. Built environment/archaeology. Index.