The words “housing crisis” is an often-used word in UK political and societal discussions. But it is true that people need somewhere to live and that, in a modern society, it is expected that the homes people live in are safe and fit for purpose.
One way to meet those housing needs is through the regeneration of existing estates or to assemble land in multiple ownership to deliver a large-scale housing scheme (many times including commercial and public service elements – i.e. shops, schools and health services). In each case, there will be existing owners of land and/or property (freehold or leasehold) within the project are and, if land can’t be acquired by agreement, compulsory purchase powers are commonly invoked so to acquire the land and/or title rights needed to deliver the regeneration scheme.
The specialist team at Holmes & Hills understand that a regeneration project can have significant impacts on affected landowners, homeowners and business owners.
In addition to environmental, ecological, heritage and societal impacts, housing regeneration schemes have a direct impact on affected owners and occupiers of “in scheme” land. The impact being not only the compulsory acquisition of their home or property, but also the need to acquire a replacement home/property.
The specialist team here at Holmes & Hills can help you to understand the effect the regeneration project will or may have on clients and their property; providing proactive advice to protect our clients’ interests and legal rights.
We offer fixed-fee packages and will seek to recover our legal costs from the scheme promoter whenever possible. Learn more about our team and how we can support you.
We advise on all types of regeneration schemes. We act for affected landowners, homeowners and business owners, and these are some of the most recent regeneration schemes we have worked on, reflecting the breadth of our experience:
We have provided support and assistance with people whose property is to be compulsorily acquired or those whose attempts to move/sell their property are being negatively impacted by a housing regeneration scheme. This includes assisting with blight and “sale under the shadow of a CPO” claims but also making representations (objections) regarding a scheme through to formal challenge (High Court proceedings).
Wherever possible, we seek to recover your reasonable costs from the acquiring authority.
If you are affected by a scheme and don’t know what to do, our specialist compulsory purchase order team can help you. The help we can provide depends on the stage of the scheme but we can offer a number of fixed fee packages to provide you with clear advice and at certain cost.
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