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Postcode check

Check your postcode for a Part 1 compensation claim

A solicitor will ask you which scheme affects you. We start the other way round: give us the postcode and we tell you what is being built near the property, whether the claim window under the Land Compensation Act 1973 is open, and how strong the claim looks. It takes about a minute, needs no account, and costs nothing.

  1. Step 1

    Your postcode

    We locate the property and measure how far it sits from every public works scheme we hold.

  2. Step 2

    The scheme near you

    Roads, railways, trams, tunnels and airports — with the first day you can claim and the deadline.

  3. Step 3

    Your Claim Score

    Distance, claim window, physical factors and the interest you hold, scored out of 100 with the reasoning shown.

  • Free initial eligibility check
  • No obligation
  • UK-wide scheme database
  • Claims reviewed by a Chartered Surveyor

How the Claim Score is worked out

The score is a triage aid, not a valuation. It weighs four things a Chartered Surveyor looks at first, and you can see every point it awards.

Distance from the works — 25 points
Physical factors attenuate quickly. Properties within 250 metres of the works score highest.
Claim window — 20 points
A claim can be made from one year after the works opened to public use, and normally within six years of that first day.
Physical factors — 37 points (6 recognised)
Noise, vibration, fumes or smell, artificial lighting, dust or discharge, and the increase in traffic they bring.
Qualifying interest — 10 points
Owner-occupiers, freeholders and long leaseholders with three or more years remaining can all claim.

A low score is not a refusal, and a high score is not an entitlement. Either way you will see what would strengthen the claim — and professional fees on a successful claim are recoverable from the acquiring authority.

How a claim works

Four steps from postcode to settlement

  1. 1

    Check your postcode

    We match your property against every public works scheme we hold and tell you the distance, the claim window and an initial claim score.

    About a minute

  2. 2

    Free assessment by a Chartered Surveyor

    A RICS surveyor reviews the scheme, the physical factors affecting your property and the evidence needed. You get a written view before committing to anything.

    No cost, no obligation

  3. 3

    Valuation and claim preparation

    We value the depreciation caused by the works using local comparable evidence, then prepare and serve the claim on the acquiring authority.

    We handle the paperwork

  4. 4

    Negotiation and settlement

    We negotiate with the authority's valuer until the compensation is agreed. Professional fees on a successful claim are recoverable from the authority under Ryde's Scale.

    No win, no fee

Start my free checkHow fees are paid

  • No win, no fee

    Nothing to pay while your claim runs, and nothing at all if it does not succeed.

  • Fees paid by the authority

    Reasonable surveyor and legal fees are met under Ryde's Scale — not out of your compensation.

  • Valued by a RICS surveyor

    Every claim is prepared and the diminution in value evidenced by a chartered surveyor.

  • We deal with the authority

    National Highways, Network Rail, airport operators and local councils — you deal with us.

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