The council says the mid-terrace home has been unoccupied for at least 24 years.

In January 2024, authorities informed U.K. homeowners they would enforce the "compulsory selling" of homes to accommodate asylum-seekers. The local council reportedly sent a letter to one elderly ...

After tinkering with parts of the compulsory purchase regime in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, in an effort to streamline and modernise it, the government has now published a consultation ...

After tinkering with parts of the compulsory purchase regime in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, in an effort to streamline and modernise it, the government has now published a consultation ...

The Beorma Quarter development has been on the brink of happening for the last 11 years. Now, maybe it will, thanks to a compulsory purchase order by Birmingham City Council. Council paperwork reveals ...

LANDOWNERS are set to be forced to sell up to make way for the Hereford bypass - but only if negotiations fail, say Herefordshire chiefs. Plans for the first phase of the Hereford bypass are set to ...

Residents in parts of Surrey were "severely worried" after receiving letters they believed meant their homes would be taken over to make way for the Gatwick Airport expansion. The letter refers to ...

If the price of land can be agreed with the owner that represents value-for-money to council taxpayers, approved Compulsory ...

The Law Commission of England and Wales announced on 6 February the launch of a new government-backed review of the legislation governing compulsory purchase, with a view to making the law “simpler, ...

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