Kelli28

Me too

Amazulu

This is the kind of thing that goes on in Spain, you do not expect this is in a country where property laws are based on UK law.

Ridiculous.

The Flintstones

Nothing wrong with being forced to move home for the greater good of the community. Not signed.

Pollyana

It IS such an odd word for it, isn't it. And it seems so common here. The Govt "resumed"hundreds of properties for the mess that is turning into the Airport Link and Northern Busway, and now the extension of the Busway will affect many many more. There doesn't seem to be any consultation or appeals process, and certainly with the first lot of homes most people knew nothing till they got a note through the mail telling them they had X number of months to leave - some of those people had bought their homes 50 or 60 years before.

JackTheLad

Really? So you'd never be a NIMBY?

When they start building all these new nuclear power plants, you'll be first in the queue to sell half your garden to them?

JTL

Amazulu

I'm a NIMBY on steroids.

I want nuke power - but as far way from my house as possible!

koalakim

"Land grab" is usually what it's referred to in Spain and Italy although I don't think that is the official term!

renth

This isn't about the greater good of the community, it's about forcing you to sell to a property developer so they can knock your house down and subdivide it or build a block of flats, that type of thing.

It's not to make way for a railway or new road.

Steve2009

One situation where I would approve of compulsory purchase orders for private purposes would be where developers are letting heritage buildings fall into disrepair intentionally so that they will fall down. Heritage buildings should be valued and developed as such, not their potential value should they be destroyed. Hoarders like the couple who own all the derelict eyesores in Pyrmont, NSW should be compulsorily relieved of their property. Of course there would be no political will to do this as, like the world over, political 'lobbying' and developers go hand in hand.

JackTheLad

I would still have a problem with it if it was for a new road or railway. I OWN this land, not some opinionated councillor. Its MINE. Fully paid for, freehold, I OWN it.

Imagine if a councillor turned up and said, that, in his opinion the greater good of the community would be served if they took your car? Now in the bigger scheme of things thats probably true (less pollution, one less car on the road etc..)

But I can imagine your reaction, and it probably begins with an F.

So how does that differ from councillors deciding to resume 100's of family homes, because they think they know best?

JTL

renth

I hear what you're saying, I'd be mad as hell if someone told me to sell my house to make way for a road or something. But if it were so a property developer could build a block of flats or something like that I'd actually go on a real life killing spree.

kellz

Signed.

The Flintstones

No, its in the news because of infrastructure improvement, not because its selling out to developers.

Pollyana

Describes it prettty well though.

MartinLuther

Look on the bright side. Sydney's better than Melbourne. Allegedly