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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
I speak with the residents each day, and this nonsense about comp is rubbish, they have been told that IF they don't agree to the sale of houses to make way for this, it will be taken by the government .
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Yes, that is what is supposed to happen. Arthur, you are confusing two different things.
COMPULSORY PURCHASE is what happens when your house is in the way of a new piece of national infrastructure like a road or a railway.
COMPENSATION is what you get when your house is compulsorily purchased.
When someone complains that they are going to be subjected to COMPULSORY PURCHASE, it does not mean that this week's announcement about COMPENSATION is nonsense.
Nobody has promised that any house owner will get the right to refuse to sell their home. What has been promised, is the amount they will get. Also promised this week is an amount that will be paid to people who won't have to sell their home, but decide they want to because it is close to the railway.