Removing hope value from compulsory purchases is 'asking farmers to bear the cost of fixing a housing crisis they did not cause'

Plans to allow councils to buy cheaper land to build social and affordable homes have been criticised by the CLA

Alex Black
clock • 2 min read
Removing hope value from compulsory purchases is 'asking farmers to bear the cost of fixing a housing crisis they did not cause'

Councils will be able to buy cheaper land to help build social and affordable homes without paying ‘hope value' costs, under the changes which came into force last week. Hope value estimates the value...

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