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UK Compulsory Purchase Expert Helps Block Controversial CPO in Turks and Caicos
A leading UK compulsory purchase practitioner has successfully supported the rejection of a CPO by the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Colin Cottage, the managing director of valuation and compensation at Ardent – which has offices across the UK and Ireland, received the call to support a landowner whose property was threatened by…
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Cheshire Lounge and ‘Injurious Affection’ – Where’s the Affection?
by Mark Warnett, Director of Compensation Photo Credit: Stott Hall Farm cc-by-sa/2.0 – © Peter McDermott – geograph.org.uk/p/4111151 Injurious affection is an enigmatic head of claim, providing compensation for diminution in the value of a claimant’s retained property following compulsory purchase. The statutory provisions derive originally from the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act of 1845, and…