| Private Property Compulsory Acquisition The government, local authority or utility company has the legal right to buy or take rights over owner and occupier of private property if it falls within a public or private construction project.
What are compulsory purchase and statutory rights?
This is when the government, local council or utility company has the legal right to buy or take rights over your private property if it falls within a public or private construction project such as:
- airport expansions
- housing developments
- electricity pylons and cables
- flood defence works
- sewer, water or gas pipe schemes
- rail or road building projects
Different compulsory purchase or statutory powers are needed to implement the above schemes. For example, water pipes are laid under statutory rights under the Water Industry Act 1991 and a road bypass will have its own compulsory purchase order through the Acquisition of Land Act 1981.
In all cases, the owners and occupiers of the properties to be acquired or affected by the scheme will be served Notices, with differing expiry times. All the schemes provide compensation to owners and occupiers directly affected by the scheme.
Private Property Voluntary Acquisition
A local authority may operate this scheme, the eligibility will depend on whether there are sufficient funds available to provide the discounts, the property is included in the scheme and if the applicants qualify.
This is intended as a general guide as there are no schemes operating in Scarborough Borough at the present time
Voluntary acquisition schemes normally operate in conjunction with a registered social landlord. A property may be voluntarily acquired from a private owner, for renovation and letting through a registered social landlord.
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