Compulsory Purchase - A Practical Guide to the Valuation Aspects
Introduction
Getting valuation right is critical to successful compulsory purchase practice. Even a well-run process can unravel if compensation is poorly scoped, evidenced or negotiated.
This virtual classroom seminar distils the rules that govern the valuation of land taken, losses to retained land and disturbance, and shows you how to prepare defensible claims and responses.
This session will focus on practical application: how to select the correct valuation approach (including when equivalent reinstatement may apply), how to evidence loss and how to avoid common pitfalls around fees, blight and Part 1 claims. You will leave with clear steps for assembling the right evidence, managing expectations, and progressing claims efficiently while reducing the risk of dispute or weak outcomes before the Upper Tribunal.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive course will cover the following:
- Valuation of land taken: core principles, valuation bases, evidence of value, and documenting settlements
- Retained land losses: severance and injurious affection: before-and-after approach; causation and proof
- Valuation rules and ‘equivalent reinstatement’: when cost-based methods apply to specialised property; avoiding double counting
- Disturbance losses: typical heads; mitigation duties and evidential standards
- Statutory payments and blight: eligibility for owners/occupiers/house owners; statutory and discretionary blight; interaction with compensation
- Professional fees: what’s commonly recoverable and how to scope and record work
- No-land-lost claims: Part 1 claims and the McCarthy Rules - qualifying properties, time limits and approach
- Disputes and resolution: negotiation/ADR and when to go to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber); how the RICS Professional Statement and CPA Claims Protocol shape conduct, disclosure and timetables
Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.