penycwm county wrote:compulsory purchase of private property ! at what cost to the Council ? where do they get this money from ?

Closer to home than you think...........

http://www.compulsorypurchaseassociatio ... r-2011.pdf

Imho there should be a law against “ property banking “, if they’re not let or used in a certain time they should pass to the local council for affordable housing or retail and a minimal payment given to the absent owners.