Paul v Newham LBC
Paul v Newham LBC
- 1990
- Rating & Valuation Reporter 1990 RVR 64-68(5) .
LT 16 November 1989. Following the council (N) compulsorily purchasing P`s property, which was divided into two flats , tenants moved out and were rehoused. P sought compensation on the basis of vacant possession but N calculated compensation at sitting tenant value. LT held that compensation was payable on the basis of sitting tenant value because the tenants were forced to move out as a result of compulsory purchase and the council had a duty to rehouse them. Also it was remembered that compulsory acquisition was a process and not an event so the fact that the tenants were rehoused before the council could take possession of the property did not contribute to P`s case.
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LT 16 November 1989. Following the council (N) compulsorily purchasing P`s property, which was divided into two flats , tenants moved out and were rehoused. P sought compensation on the basis of vacant possession but N calculated compensation at sitting tenant value. LT held that compensation was payable on the basis of sitting tenant value because the tenants were forced to move out as a result of compulsory purchase and the council had a duty to rehouse them. Also it was remembered that compulsory acquisition was a process and not an event so the fact that the tenants were rehoused before the council could take possession of the property did not contribute to P`s case.
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