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27th October 2016
Invitation to Present to the RICS
The RICS invited Stephen Lashmar to give a seminar on compulsory purchase to its members. Entitled “The Issues and Challenges of a CPO,” Stephen’s presentation provided an overview…
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27th October 2016
BBC Radio 2 invites Angela Juszczyk from Roger Hannah & Co as Guest Expert
Angela Juszczyk was a guest expert on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 on October 26th. Following the…
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25th October 2016
Heathrow’s Third Runway Compensation Will Break Records
The government has now given the go-ahead for Heathrow’s third runway. Affected homeowners are on course to receive the highest level of compensation payments received for any other major…
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28th September 2016
Overturning a Compulsory Purchase Order
A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) being promoted by The London Borough of Southwark to regenerate the Aylesbury Estate has been rejected by the Secretary of State following a Public Inquiry. The…
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16th September 2016
Significant Uncertainty Remains
MPs are not convinced that Phase 1 of HS2, London to Birmingham, will open at the end of 2026, as planned. The Public Accounts Committee has also called on the government to clarify the route…
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2nd December 2015
High Speed 2 Update December 2015
On November 30, the government and HS2 Limited confirmed the route of Phase 2 from Fradley in Leicestershire to Crewe in Cheshire and issued safeguarding directions for what is referred to as Phase…
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28th September 2015
HS2 Limited Autumn Update
Last week, HS2 Limited issued a series of progress updates for sections of the route, principally for Phase…
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19th June 2015
HS2 Update 18 June 2015
The government has confirmed that construction will begin on Phase 1 of HS2 in 2017. This first phase of the…
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8th April 2015
Compulsory Purchase Order Boom
The use of planning CPO’s is booming.
In 2014 planning CPO’s increased by 61% compared to 2013 according to law firm, Bond Dickinson.The number of planning CPO’s rose to…
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