High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase
Commons · Question 106659 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 January 2026 to question 103968 on High Speed 2 Line: Compulsory Purchase, how many of the 1,723 properties managed were acquired via compulsory purchase.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 24 Feb 2026
The majority of land and property that is acquired by compulsory purchase is not held in management or let but is utilised for the construction of the railway. Within HS2 Ltd’s managed portfolio, there are 73 properties (inclusive of residential, commerci...