Real Estate

Environmental Issues

Experts in environmental law in the UK real estate sector.

Specialist environmental lawyers

The race is on. Countries need to take action to stop irreversible damage to the environment. Governments have agreed to put that action into law. Everyone else now has to decide how they respond. Climate change is, of course, the dominant issue. How do we heat and power buildings? How do we develop and manage land? How do we move people, goods, and services around the globe? Without a doubt, these are some of the toughest questions for business.

But as environmental lawyers, our remit extends beyond climate change to the many other ways human activity affects the natural world—from waterways and forests to fisheries and wildlife. As the pace of environmental change races ahead, the evolution of environmental law accelerates too. That’s why, as environmental lawyers, our work cuts across every aspect of your business, ensuring compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Why choose Foot Anstey?

Our edge as environmental lawyers is our experience of assisting policymaking in Parliament, government, and local authorities. We can use that knowledge to guide you on current environmental law and regulation, ensuring your business remains compliant with environmental permits and works effectively with environmental regulators.

Yet keeping you on the right side of regulation isn’t enough to get you ahead of the competition. It protects the share price but doesn’t increase it. We don’t just help our clients to be compliant today—we make you resilient to changes in environmental law and policy tomorrow.

We can help you spot and make the right changes to ensure less disruption, greater efficiency, and standout environmental credentials for your organisation. If you find yourself on the back foot with changes in environmental law, let’s talk. We can push you two steps ahead with expert environmental legal advice and a strong planning strategy.

Our people

We are a team of well-regarded and knowledgeable environmental solicitors, dedicated to assisting clients with a wide range of environmental legal matters. Our environmental team has extensive experience in environmental litigation, advising on complex planning issues, and ensuring regulatory compliance across various sectors.

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What do our clients say?

“The practice is versatile crossing various sectors and they can draw on a wealth of knowledge across their offices. Prior to providing advice they ensure they fully understand the issue at hand. Their fees are reasonable and the output has assisted immensely.”

Legal 500 2022

“Whilst details can be discussed via e-mail, they take the time to meet (at present ‘virtually’) with you and discuss matters in full prior to providing their advice, strategy for moving schemes / matters forward.”

Legal 500 2022

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