Your home is being compulsorily purchased. We make sure you're not doing this alone.
We're chartered surveyors who represent homeowners — and only homeowners — through compulsory purchase. We fight for the highest compensation you're entitled to, and it costs you nothing.
Freeholders & leaseholders · Resident & non-resident owners · No up-front fees · No hidden charges
Being told you have to leave your home is frightening. It shouldn't be lonely too.
A letter lands. Suddenly there's talk of an order, a scheme, a valuation — and a lot of official language that boils down to one thing: someone else has the power to take your home.
It's natural to feel outmatched. On the other side sits an acquiring authority with experienced surveyors, legal teams and deep pockets. On your side, at the start, is just you. That imbalance is exactly what we exist to correct — we stand in your corner, translate the jargon, and make sure regeneration happens with you, not to you.
Homeowners are stronger when they work together
Homeowners working together — Sawyer Fielding.
When neighbours facing the same scheme appoint the same chartered surveyor, everything changes. You share research and market evidence, you speak with one strong voice, and you stop the authority picking owners off one by one.
Watch the short film to see how teaming up with the people on your street makes the whole process fairer — and puts real negotiating power back in your hands.
The playing field isn't level. Together, you level it.
Compulsory purchase is built on an imbalance most homeowners never see until they're in it.
One surveyor, many properties, all the data
The acquiring authority's surveyor may be handling 50–100 properties at once, backed by sales data that isn't available to the public. It's efficient — for them.
Neighbours united behind one expert
Team up with fellow homeowners and appoint the same chartered surveyor, and the duplication disappears. Those saved hours go straight into fighting harder for your value instead.
When homeowners come together under one representative, we can spend more time on the things that actually move your compensation: deeper market-evidence research, tailored relocation advice, closer guidance through the CPO process, and scheme concessions wherever they're possible. We've often represented 50 or more homeowners on a single estate, and it's extremely rare to see other surveyors representing more than two or three.
And here's the important part: you don't need to round up the whole street first. Whether you come to us as a large group, a handful of neighbours, or entirely on your own, you get the same expert in your corner from day one — and we'll happily help you bring others on board along the way.
Everything handled — from the first letter to the final payment
We guide you through every stage of compulsory purchase and make sure nothing you're entitled to is left on the table:
- Explaining exactly where you stand, in plain English
- A Compulsory Purchase valuation report for your property
- Identifying every type of compensation you can claim
- Disturbance and home-loss payments
- Guiding you through the CPO process step by step
- Negotiating hard with the authority's surveyors
- Advice on offers, timing and whether to sell early
- Support right through to completion — and after
Dan Knowles
Director · Chartered Surveyor
Dan is one of the most experienced chartered surveyors in the UK when it comes to representing homeowners in compulsory purchase, having helped over a thousand leaseholders and freeholders protect what they're owed.
His mission is personal: to make sure ordinary homeowners are never outgunned by the authorities acquiring their homes, and that regeneration is something done with residents, not to them.
LLB (Hons) · PGDip · FRICS · RICS Registered ValuerAsk the experts
We run free, no-obligation online sessions where homeowners affected by compulsory purchase can get straight answers from a chartered surveyor. Open the panel below to see what they cover and register your interest.
Homeowner "Ask the Experts" sessionsFree · Online · For homeowners affected by compulsory purchase
These friendly sessions are run by our chartered surveyors and are a chance to understand your position with no pressure and no cost. We typically cover:
- The three types of compensation you may be entitled to
- Disturbance compensation and what it includes
- How the compulsory purchase (CPO) process works
- The real value of expert representation
- Why the buyer pays for your representation
- How "strength in numbers" helps your estate
Sessions are held online and are free to attend. Register your interest and we'll let you know as soon as the next session is scheduled — and if you'd like, we can arrange a one-to-one chat in the meantime.
Talk to someone who's only ever on your side.
Pick up the phone for friendly, no-obligation advice from a chartered surveyor who represents homeowners every day. Find out where you stand — and remember, it costs you nothing.