Author Description

This is an authoritative and user-friendly looseleaf service on the compulsory purchase of land and compensation. Designed and written with the busy practitioner in mind, it sets out in convenient narrative form practice, procedure, policy and valuation with full cross-referencing to the relevant cases, statutory provision and policy circulars. It also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensation, alongside the relevant statutory materials. Tottel's "Compulsory Purchase and Compensation Service" will prove invaluable for all practitioners working in this field, particularly lawyers, surveyors and valuers acting for both landowners and acquiring authorities. A two volume looseleaf, subscribers receive their first year's updating issues as part of the purchase price (two service issues approx per year). Subscribers are then charged annually for subsequent updating.