Land Compensation Act 1961
Land Compensation Act 1961 (c 33) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which concerns English land law and compulsory purchase.
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Section 5 generally requires that the owner of an interest in land (e.g. a freehold, leasehold or easement as in Re Ellenborough Park[1]) receives payment for the "value of the land... if sold on an open market by a willing seller".
See also
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- English land law
- Compulsory purchase
- Re Ellenborough Park [1955] EWCA Civ 4, [1956] Ch 131
- Director of Buildings and Lands v Shun Fung Ironworks Ltd [1995] UKPC 7
Notes
- ↑ [1955] EWCA Civ 4, [1956] Ch 131
References
- K Gray and SF Gray, Land Law (7th edn 2011) Ch 11
- K Gray and S Gray, ‘Private Property and Public Propriety’, in J McLean (ed), Property and the Constitution (Hart 1999) 36-7