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Following the recent general election, the new government is now committed to go ahead with the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2). In his speech in Leeds on 1st June 2015, the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, confirmed “the full Y network from London to Birmingham, to Manchester and Leeds” will be built. He said the…
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Following consultation over the course of 2014, the Government and HS2 Limited finally announced details on Friday of their latest property compensation packages for those occupiers within Phase 1 of the route. As highlighted within our newsletter in October HS2 Limited have now established the Voluntary Purchase Scheme which is available to home owners and…
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Last month HS2 Limited issued “Rebalancing Britain”, its vision for the HS2 project. One of the key aspirations for Phase 2 is the speeding up of delivery of the Western leg between Birmingham and Manchester, with the proposed North West Hub being at Crewe. Accordingly, Sir David Higgins, Chairman of HS2 Limited, recommended that delivery…
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Following a report by Sir David Higgins, Chairman of HS2 Limited, David Cameron has given the green light for plans to go ahead for HS2 Phase Three, the East-West link between Manchester and Leeds. A timetable has not been announced for this but Sir David has proposed that the local authorities from five keys cities…
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Two supplementary cash payment schemes for residential property owners affected by HS2 Phase One include: i. Alternative Cash Offer ii. Homeowner Payment An Alternative Cash Offer takes the form of a lump sum payment of up to £100,000 and is available for those property owners who qualify for the Voluntary Purchase Offer but do not…
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HS2 is currently in the early stages of the CPO process and as such our involvement with the project is with a number of live cases. When appropriate cases complete they will be added to this page.
