For a Council to make a Compulsory Purchase Order, it must find out who is legally entitled to be informed. They do this by a process called Land Referencing which is a questionnaire sent to every property. This will be supplemented by checks of ownership at the Land Registry. Questions include who owns a property, who lives there and who mortgages are with. The only question most of our clients don’t know the answer to is the exact term of their leasehold interest (where applicable). However, we record this so can advise.
