About us
Compensation for homes affected by new public works
Part 1 Claims is a specialist claims service for householders in England, Wales and Scotland whose property has fallen in value because of noise, vibration, fumes, smoke, smell, artificial lighting or discharge from a new or altered public works scheme. That right sits in Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1973, and it is separate from compulsory purchase — you keep your home, and you are compensated for what the works did to its value.
We handle nothing else. Roads, railways, trams, bypasses, airports, tunnels and the schemes that come with them are the whole of our work, which is why the site knows the opening dates, the claim windows and the physical factors for each one.
We start with the property
Most people know a road or railway has changed their street; almost nobody knows the scheme name or the statutory dates. So we begin with the postcode, map the works around it and work outwards from there.
The authority pays the fees
Section 3 of the Act and the Ryde's Scale convention mean reasonable professional costs are recoverable from the compensating authority when a claim settles. No win, no fee, and nothing taken up front beyond the agreed £100 administration fee to open a file.
Chartered surveyor-led
A Part 1 claim turns on a valuation judgement about the fall in value caused by the physical factors. That work is led by a chartered surveyor, not a call centre.
No overstated numbers
Our tools show their workings and say plainly where a figure is indicative. A high Claim Score is not an entitlement, and we would rather tell you early that a claim is weak than take you through months of work.
How a claim runs
You check the postcode, we confirm the scheme and the claim window, a valuation establishes the fall in value attributable to the physical factors, and a notice of claim is served on the acquiring authority. Negotiation follows; if the amount cannot be agreed, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) decides it. Claims can be made from one year after the works opened to public use and generally within six years of that first claim day.
Company information
Registered company details, professional memberships and our insurance position are provided in writing with your claim engagement letter, and we will send them on request before you commit to anything. Our complaints procedure and privacy policy apply to everything we do.