OUr Expertise
Compulsory Purchase Compensation
A compulsory purchase proposal can put your home, business premises or investment at risk. Mercantile Barristers advises owners and occupiers on their rights when land is to be acquired for a public project. We help you understand the acquisition process, assess your entitlement to compensation and respond to disputed terms.
Understanding the acquisition
We review the notices and proposals affecting your property and explain the legal steps involved. Where there are grounds to object to a compulsory purchase order, we can advise on those grounds and prepare representations. Challenging the acquisition and determining compensation involve different issues, and our advice addresses both where required.
Identifying your compensation claim
Compensation depends on your interest in the property and the effects of the acquisition. It may include the value of the interest acquired, qualifying disturbance losses and, in appropriate cases, the impact on retained land. We work with your valuation advisers to assess the legal basis of each part of the claim and the evidence needed to support it.
Negotiation and disputed compensation
Our barristers advise on offers, settlement terms and disagreements over entitlement. We can assist with negotiations and provide representation in compensation proceedings before the Upper Tribunal where appropriate. We explain the costs and risks of pursuing a dispute so you can compare a proposed settlement with the available alternatives.
Preparing your evidence
Early advice helps you identify relevant notices, valuation evidence and records of expenditure or business disruption. We advise on the steps needed to protect your position, including applicable deadlines, without assuming that every loss or professional expense will be recoverable.
Discuss your matter with Mercantile Barristers
Contact our clerking team on 020 3034 0077 or email enquiries@mercantilebarristers.com with a brief outline of your matter and any relevant deadline. We will explain the next steps and proposed fees.
How Our Process Works
Instructing our direct access barristers is the cost effective alternative to the traditional route of engaging a solicitor first. The process is just as straightforward. Here’s how the process works:
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Initial Consultation
In the consultation the barrister will assess your legal position, devise a legal strategy, and give you appropriate advice on the necessary next steps to achieve your objective.
