Land Compensation Act 1961

Land Compensation Act 1961 (c 33) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which concerns English land law and compulsory purchase.

Contents

Section 5 generally requires that the owner of an interest in land (e.g. a freehold, leasehold or easement as in Re Ellenborough Park) receives payment for the "value of the land... if sold on an open market by a willing seller".

See also

• English land law
• Compulsory purchase

References

• K Gray and SF Gray, Land Law (7th edn 2011) Ch 11
• K Gray and S Gray, ‘Private Property and Public Propriety’, in J McLean (ed), Property and the Constitution (Hart 1999) 36-7