Bank of Scotland PLC v Burnley County Council
Decision date: 22 October 2024
Neutral citation: [2024] UKUT 328 (LC)
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Short overview
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This case is a s.15 Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 reference about compensation where the mortgagor did not participate. The Tribunal held it had jurisdiction to determine compensation and assessed the market value of 11 Kay Street at £35,000 as at 2 May 2023, taking account of condition and structural defects. The sum is payable to Bank of Scotland PLC in part satisfaction of the mortgage debt, with statutory interest from vesting to be agreed between the bank and the acquiring authority.
Ratio decidendi
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Where the person entitled to the equity of redemption does not agree or participate, the Tribunal must determine compensation under s.15; valuation must be based on market evidence (comparables and proper allowances for condition/structural defects) to arrive at the sum payable.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal noted that valuation evidence including a structural survey and comparable sales can justify substantial deductions from an assumed “good repair” value, and that service at the mortgagor’s correspondence address and no response engages the Tribunal procedure — observations that were treated as procedural or evidential guidance rather than binding ratio.
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