THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL v STEPHEN NORMAN SMITH
Decision date: 30 September 2013
Neutral citation: [2013] UKUT 421 (LC)
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Short overview
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This appeal concerned assessment of compensation for compulsory acquisition of 8 Tornville Crescent, Rawcliffe Bridge, with valuation date 10 March 2013. The owner was uncontactable and the tribunal accepted the acquiring authority’s written valuation evidence without a hearing or inspection. Using seven justified adjusted comparable sales, the tribunal fixed market value at £95,000 and awarded that sum as compensation. No costs were ordered.
Ratio decidendi
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Where the owner cannot be contacted and no claimant evidence is presented, a tribunal may determine compensation on the basis of admissible written valuation evidence put forward by the acquiring authority; where adjusted comparable sales are properly justified and there is no contrary evidence, giving them equal weight and averaging them can be an appropriate method to fix market value.
Obiter dicta
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The notes record no clear obiter dicta beyond the tribunal’s procedural practice of deciding the case on written material in the specific circumstances of an uncontactable owner; no other non-binding observations are identifiable from the provided notes.
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