Tory plans to overhaul compulsory purchase laws to boost
social housing provision could be challenged in parliament and through the
courts, experts have warned. The Conservative Party this weekend pledged “a new
generation of homes for social rent”, with cheap land deals part of the plan. Theresa
May’s party said allowing councils to compulsorily purchase brownfield sites at
below market value could release sites for social housing, particularly in
urban areas. But Jacqueline Backhaus, head of planning at law firm Trowers
& Hamlins, said any change to compulsory purchase legislation would be
tough to enact – and could be challenged on human rights grounds. Read more on
Inside Housing.
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