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The hopeless mess left behind by HS2 compulsory purchase orders

James Fisher reports on the fallout from the scrapping of the HS2 high-speed rail link, with many left unhappy about compulsory purchase orders that have turned their lives upside down.

The CLA has called for a change in the rules surrounding compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), after it was revealed that land bought up for the cancelled northern leg of HS2 will be sold on the open market.

The CLA has highlighted the difference between CPOs undertaken by the Ministry…

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