Conveyancing
Guidance on the
use of compulsory purchase:
a consultation paper
This Scottish Government consultation seeks views on two draft
circulars containing guidance on the use of compulsory purchase.
One circular will provide guidance to authorities with compulsory
purchase powers on using compulsory purchase appropriately and
effectively. The other circular will amend the Crichel Down Rules,
which set out the circumstances and basis on which surplus land
that was compulsorily acquired is offered back to the former
owner.
The Society's
Planning Law Subcommittee also submitted a response to this
consultation paper.
Interim review of the home report
This study reviews progress in meeting the Home Report's stated
policy objectives during its first year of operation; and considers
views on the content of the Home Report, its effect on the process
of buying and selling a home, and its wider impacts on the housing
market.