The claimant appealed against an award of compensation on the compulsory acquisition of his land by the defendant.
Held: The award was incorrect. The authority had wrongly deducted a sum in respect of ‘freed up time’ – which would have allowed the claimant to earn money elsewhere.
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Civ 649
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Director of Buildings and Lands v Shun Fung Ironworks Ltd PC 20-Feb-1995
Compensation is payable for losses properly anticipating resumption of possession of the land. The principle of equivalence gives rise to the statutory right to interest under section 11(1). The council explained the conceptual foundation of the . .
See also – Faraday v Carmarthenshire County Council (Formerly Llanelli Borough Council) CA 1-May-1997
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Cited – Waters and others v Welsh Development Agency HL 29-Apr-2004
Land was to be compulsorily purchased. A large development required the land to be used to create a nature reserve. The question was how and if at all the value of the overall scheme should be considered when assessing the compensation for this . .
Appeal from – Faraday v Carmarthanshire County Council LT 20-Oct-2003
LT TAX – corporation tax – market value in June 1988 – backland formerly part of petrol filling station – likely grant of planning permission for housing – access – comparables – value determined at . .
Cited by:
See also – Faraday v Carmarthenshire County Council (Formerly Llanelli Borough Council) CA 1-May-1997
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Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Land, Damages
Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.197962
