With local authorities and other statutory bodies now heavily involved in providing large-scale sites often for private sector development, there is a growing amount of compulsory purchase activity.

This means that clients increasingly need advice on land compensation issues and the implications of potential compulsory purchase and consequent relocation. We have considerable experience in these areas, in dealing with the Highways Agency where road schemes are proposed and with other statutory authorities. Quite often what appears in the first instance to be an extremely alarming prospect for an owner or a business can be turned into something far more beneficial, greatly improving their position.