Land Compensation Manual, Compulsory Purchase
Summary
The Valuation Office Agency has published its Land Compensation Manual covering compulsory purchase and compensation matters. The manual was originally published on 15 October 2018 and last updated 10 April 2026. The guidance comprises 13 sections covering topics from general compulsory purchase principles to specialised areas including agricultural interests, minerals, and loss payments.
What changed
The Valuation Office Agency has published its Land Compensation Manual, a comprehensive technical guide covering all aspects of compulsory purchase and compensation. The manual contains 13 sections addressing topics including general compulsory purchase principles, compensation for land taken, effects on retained land, disturbance, costs and fees, incidents affecting value, agricultural interests, slum clearance procedures, special cases, minerals and contaminated land, licensed premises, and loss payments.
This guidance serves as the primary reference for government agencies undertaking compulsory acquisitions and property owners seeking compensation. Legal professionals and surveyors should consult this manual when handling compulsory purchase compensation claims and valuation matters.
What to do next
- Refer to Land Compensation Manual for compulsory purchase and compensation guidance
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Guidance
The Land Compensation Manual
The Valuation Office Agency's technical manual covering all aspects of compulsory purchase and compensation.
From: HM Revenue & Customs and Valuation Office Agency Published 15 October 2018 Last updated 10 April 2026
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Land Compensation Manual Section 1: Compulsory purchase - general
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-1-compulsory-purchase-general
Land Compensation Manual Section 2: Compensation for land taken
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-2-compensation-for-land-taken
Land Compensation Manual Section 3: Effect of the acquisition on claimant’s retained land
Land Compensation Manual Section 4: Disturbance
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-4-disturbance
Land Compensation Manual Section 5: Costs and fees
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-5-appendix-5-1-ryde-s-scale-1996
Land Compensation Manual Section 6: Incidents affecting value
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-6-incidents-affecting-value
Land Compensation Manual Section 7: Interests for a year, from year to year, or for less than a year
Land Compensation Manual Section 8: Agricultural interests
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-8-agricultural-interests
Land Compensation Manual Section 9: Slum clearance and associated procedures
Land Compensation Manual Section 10: Special cases with the compensation code
Land Compensation Manual Section 11: Minerals, tipping sites and contaminated land
Land Compensation Manual Section 12: Licenced premises
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-12-licenced-premises
Land Compensation Manual Section 13: Loss payments
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-13-loss-payments
Land Compensation Manual Section 14: Injurious affection - no land taken
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/land-compensation-manual-section-14-injurious-affection-no-land-taken
Land Compensation Manual Section 15: Rights of owners to enforce purchase of lands
Land Compensation Manual Section 16: Estimates, Negotiations, Reports and Advance Payments
Land Compensation Manual Section 17: References to the Upper Tribunal (Land chamber)
Land Compensation Manual Section 18: Value Added Tax on land and buildings
Details
The Land Compensation Manual is the Valuation Office Agency’s technical manual that covers all aspects of compulsory purchase and compensation.
This manual does not yet reflect significant changes made in respect of reflecting ‘hope value’, costs for Certificates of Appropriate Alternative Development (CAAD) and the application of statutory loss payments. These changes (and others made in recent Acts of Parliament) will be updated shortly.
Updates to this page
Published 15 October 2018 Last updated 10 April 2026 show all updates
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10 April 2026
Added reference to the changes to legislation that have not yet been reflected in the guidance relating to hope value, Certificates of Appropriate Alternative Development (CAAD) and statutory loss payments.
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15 October 2018
First published.
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