Compulsory Purchase

Best Property Services has one of Northern Irelands leading Compulsory Purchase teams which have extensive experience of advising affected property owners.

Compensation & Compulsory Purchase Claims

What we are recognised for:

• An established reputation for obtaining the best possible settlement and outcome
• A wealth of experience in rural land matters
• Putting the needs of the client first
• Having the largest team of qualified rural surveyors within the province (outside Belfast)

What we will do:

• Take the hassle away from you - no scheme too big or small
• Seek to recover all fees and expenses
• Settle with efficiency, but without compromising value
• Fight your corner in all negotiations
• Use our up to date market data to reach maximum settlement values

It is important that you seek advice at the earliest opportunity

Examples of the services we can provide... Road Schemes usually involve land acquisition whether it affects your entire lands or take a few metres off your garden and will usually be based on market value plus other heads of claim.

You may be entitles to make a claim for temporary disturbance. We can advise you on this and make an assessment on your behalf.

We can advise you of your rights negotiate, accommodation measures and prepare and negotiate a claim.

Most Water Service Schemes will involve no land take and we will be able to negotiate compensation in respect of a way leave and disturbance.

In many cases there will be injurious affection to dwellings resulting in a diminution in market value. We can advise you on a potential claim.

Where land is severed we can negotiate severance payments to reflect the diminution in market value.

Bore hole or Trial Pit investigations will usually be your first experience of a potential Scheme. We can advise you on the likely level of compensation.

Accommodation works such as location of gates. fences etc will have to be agree to safeguard the status of your retailed property.

We can make representatives on your behalf including attending Public Inquiries or preparing claims for lands Tribunal

Schemes that we have been involved in... We have represented clients affected by a wide range of schemes ranging from major By-Passes to small water pipes though a corner of a field.

Examples of the larger Schemes we have represented clients on include:

• A1 Loughbrickland / Beech Hill Scheme
• A1 / N1 Newry-Dundalk Cross Border Link
• A1 Beechill / Cloughogue Scheme
• A4 Ballygawley By-Pass
• South-North Gas Pipeline
• Kernan Derryhale Gas Pipeline
• Newry Ring main
• Rostrevor/Bessbrook and Kilkeel Sewerage Schemes
• Derry Airport Extension
• Newry Railway Station
• Armagh Link Road
• Dundalk By Pass

Bodies with Compulsory Powers... Normally you will be contacted by one of the following Government bodies with Compulsory Purchase powers:

• Roads Service
• The Housing Executive
• Northern Ireland Electricity
• Translink
• Northern Ireland Water
• NI Gas / Bord Gais
• The Rivers Agency

Point Of Contact... Your first contact may be a telephone call or letter advising you that there is a proposed scheme that will affect your property or that somebody wants to undertake Borehole Testing. Be careful that the documentation you receive does not contain a statutory notice or give you a deadline in which you have to make representations.

Why Use Best Property Services... Best Property Services have consistently in the past been able to achieve the maximum amount of compensation available, by virtue of their vast experience in this type of work around Northern Ireland and also having established professional relationships with Government valuers, Road Service officials and their contractors, which is beneficial in alleviating problems and reducing time delays.

Our Compulsory Purchase team have 5 surveyors/valuers regularly working on different schemes, with considerable experience gained over the years in land valuation and negotiating compensation.

Depending on the size of the overall scheme and numbers of affected landowners, we can arrange for aerial photography for each landowner prior to any works commencing (at no cost to the landowner) in order to have our own record of the condition of the land prior to disturbance and entry by contractors.

In special situations in the past we have worked in conjunction with local auctioneers or land agents with whom the affected landowner may already have a business relationship with, but who may not be equipped or have the experience in dealing with this type of compulsory purchase work. This can be discussed in more detail with us if applicable.

You next step... If you have received a statutory notice or even a call from prospective acquiring authority you should contact us immediately

Our initial consultation is available free of charge and any subsequent agents fees are in most cases paid by the acquiring authority.

We will examine any documentation, make the relevant inquiries and provide you with the appropriate advice.

 

Remember No Scheme is too small and you have a statutory right to obtain the Best Advice Available

Now is the time to seek advice as you may be able to influence the preferred route of the road!