The operation of the purchase notice system

Abstract

Extends the work of Smith and Storr who considered the legal and financial attributes of the purchase notice system. Covers the practical operation of the system. The administrative procedures relating to purchase notices, the way in which they are applied and the experience of the servers of purchase notices are all examined. The analysis is based on evidence from four sources: a review of relevant literature, legislation and case law; an analysis of all decision letters on purchase notices issued by the Secretary of State for the Environment during the seven years 1987‐1993; a postal questionnaire survey of all English district and London borough councils conducted in 1991; and in‐depth, personal interview surveys with ten local authorities and ten purchase notice servers and/or their advisers, also undertaken in 1991. Describes a picture of the use of the purchase notice system, based on the results of this empirical work.

Citation

Booth, C. and Henneberry, J. (1995), "The operation of the purchase notice system", Property Management, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/02637479510092078