§ Mr. Luardasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will amend the regulations relating to the compulsory purchase of housing in development areas so that in cases where the houses have been condemned as unfit, householders are paid the market value for their properties rather than the site value.
§ Mr. MacCollCompensation on the clearance of unfit property is one of the matters included in the Government's current review of legislation affecting older houses. However, owner-occupiers who bought their houses between 1939 and 1955, when slum clearance was in abeyance, already qualify for compensation equivalent to full market value, provided that they have not enjoyed possession of their property for 15 years. In other cases, payments in addition to site value can be made where the house, though unfit, has been well maintained.