Bank of Scotland PLC (Birmingham Midshires Division) v Burnley Borough Council
Decision date: 17 June 2025
Neutral citation: [2025] UKUT 189 (LC)
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Short overview
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This appeal concerned compensation under s.15 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 for a leasehold house compulsorily acquired when the mortgagors did not participate. The Tribunal accepted the parties' agreed market valuation of £45,000 at vesting date and ordered payment of that sum to the mortgagee in part satisfaction of the mortgage, with statutory interest from vesting date and reasonable costs 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 Upper Tribunal must nonetheless determine compensation under s.15; an amount awarded or agreed under s.15 is payable to the mortgagee in satisfaction or part satisfaction of the mortgage debt.
Obiter dicta
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The Tribunal indicated that a parties’ agreed valuation supported by expert surveyor evidence is acceptable as the market valuation for s.15 purposes, and that statutory interest and reasonable negotiation/settlement costs are payable and may be agreed between the mortgagee and the acquiring authority.
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