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UKIP Sheffield Chairman Jonathan Arnott has demanded action from Sheffield City Council over Compulsory Purchase Orders.  In the latest case to hit the Sheffield papers, an offer of just £10,000 was made by the Council for land which a land tribunal eventually valued at £330,000.  The Sheffield Star reports that business owner Mick Todd was 'nearly bankrupted' by a four year legal campaign to receive the true value of his land.

Jonathan said, "A Compulsory Purchase Order is a terrible thing, sadly necessary at times.  To force someone from their home, or from their business premises, causes massive anguish and upheaval.  At such a time, no-one wants to have to fight tooth and nail to get a fair deal.  Sheffield City Council have a clear moral responsibility: make sure that a generous settlement is paid straight away.  Amazingly, the Council's penny-pinching has led to them having to pay out tens of thousands of pounds extra in legal fees"