Specialist CPO/DCO solicitors supporting referrers and advisers with expert legal guidance throughout compulsory purchase matters.
Owing to their size and/or significance any given CPO or DCO is likely to involve numerous parties and professional advisers, which is as true for the acquiring authority but also affected parties, owners and occupiers.
The specialist team here at Holmes & Hills will support you, your clients or associates with bespoke advice and delivered in accordance with the firm’s service pledge.
Issues of compulsory purchase will typically require expert valuation advice but also the input of land/property agents, surveyors, planning experts, tax advisers and others to name a few.
In many cases, it is important to understand issues such as “who has the claim?”, “what is the extent of the hereditament?” and “what is the lawful planning use?”, with all the legal issues that flow from that. In simple terms, understanding legal principles and the lawful application of them is tantamount to ensuring that a statutory blight claim, or sale under the shadow of a CPO/DCO, is not unsold or the affected landowner’s interests prejudiced or potential rights/remedies curtailed.
In addition with dealing with the full suite of legal forms and agreements, from claim forms, licence agreement, settlement agreement, non-disclosure agreement, conditional contract, blight notice and other statutory notices through to property transfer form(s), the team can assist and work alongside fellow professionals to provide legal input but, where required, add value to representations and ensure that blight notices and compensation claims are legally compliant and properly served.
Working in Partnership with our client and their professional advisers we can deal with discrete, and typically complicated, legal issues as they arise throughout the life of a CPO or DCO matter and ensure that the client gets the best possible outcome delivered in the most efficient way possible by their professional team.
Where agreement is reached, our specialist residential property lawyer will ensure that a CPO or DCO-related sale (and any associated purchase) is managed in accordance with statutory rules and procedures, to include the recovery and payment of professional costs. The team’s experience and knowledge, acting in accordance with the firm’s service pledge, means that referring Valuers, Surveyors, Estate Agents, Land Agents and Bank Managers can have confidence that the affected property, land or business-owner client is being looked after and that the matter will be progressed in a timely and appropriate fashion.
Where agreement is not reached, the team have experience in conducting litigation regarding valuation disputes but also disputes regarding Certificates of Appropriate Alternative Development as well as conduct of Statutory Challenges, Judicial Review claims and Tribunal proceedings.
The compulsory acquisition of land and/or property typically results in follow-on legal issues and/or the need for further property law support.
Holmes & Hills have property specialisms in the full suite of property-related issues to include:
If you are a property professional or adviser supporting clients affected by a CPO or DCO scheme, our specialist compulsory purchase order team can provide clear, practical guidance. Contact us using the form below.
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