Upper Tribunal: Lands Chamber judgments, 2017

For compulsory acquisition, a residual valuation may be used to assess a severely dilapidated property, but the result must reflect the price obtainable for…

In compulsory-purchase compensation, open market value must be assessed by reliable comparable transactions and objective adjustments. A sale requiring a very…

A claimant seeking compulsory-purchase compensation for lost remuneration must prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the acquisition caused a real loss.…

A person whose land is compulsorily acquired may recover reasonable compensation for time personally spent dealing with the acquisition. In a small family…

In assessing compensation for the compulsory acquisition of an unoccupied dwelling, open market value may reflect the property’s actual state, including the…

In a compensation claim following an agreed acquisition treated as compulsory purchase, recoverable disturbance expenses must be reasonable. An acquiring…

Under section 5(2) of the Land Compensation Act 1961, compulsory-purchase compensation is the open-market sum which a willing seller might expect to obtain. A…

not stated in the judgment.

For a compulsory purchase order made before 6 April 2012, a certificate of appropriate alternative development must be determined under the former form of…

Compensation for the extinguishment of a business by compulsory purchase must reflect the value to the claimant of the profitable business lost with its…