Part 1 Compensation Claims under the Land Compensation Act 1973
New road, railway or airport near you? Claim the fall in your property’s value — without selling, and without paying a penny up front.
Qualifying property owners may be able to claim compensation where the value of their property has been reduced by physical factors — noise, vibration, smell, fumes, artificial lighting or the discharge of any substance — resulting from the use of new or altered public works.
Takes about a minute. No account, no obligation, no cost. Or read what a Part 1 claim is.
- Professional fees paid by the acquiring authority (Ryde’s Scale)
- No win, no fee — nothing to pay if the claim does not succeed
- Claims prepared and valued by a RICS surveyor
- You keep your home — no need to sell or move
Free instant check
Check if you can claim compensation for your property
Enter your postcode and we will tell you which public works schemes are near your home, whether the claim window is open, and how strong an initial claim looks.
- Free initial eligibility check
- No obligation
- UK-wide scheme database
- Claims reviewed by a Chartered Surveyor
No win, no fee
Nothing to pay while your claim runs, and nothing at all if it does not succeed.
Fees paid by the authority
Reasonable surveyor and legal fees are met under Ryde's Scale — not out of your compensation.
Valued by a RICS surveyor
Every claim is prepared and the diminution in value evidenced by a chartered surveyor.
We deal with the authority
National Highways, Network Rail, airport operators and local councils — you deal with us.
In plain English
A Part 1 claim is compensation for depreciation, not for damage
Nothing has to be physically wrong with your house. The claim is for the difference between what your property would be worth without the new works and what it is worth with them — surveyors call this “diminution in value”.
You keep your home and keep living in it. The compensation is a one-off capital sum paid by the acquiring authority — National Highways, Network Rail, an airport operator or a local council — and it is normally free of income tax.
- Noise
- Vibration
- Smell
- Fumes
- Smoke
- Artificial lighting
- Discharge of solids or liquids
Loss of view, loss of privacy or disruption during construction are not claimable on their own — only the physical factors above, arising from use of the completed works.
Check if you can claim
Pick your scheme and we fill in the rest. No credit check, no obligation.
Find your claim
Four ways to start
Every one of them is free, needs no account, and hands your answers straight to your claim file when you are ready to open one.
- 1 minute1. Check your postcodeWe map the works near your home, the claim deadline and an indicative Claim Score.Start here if you are not sure which scheme affects you.
- 1 minute2. Check the claim windowPick your scheme and we work out the first claim day and the deadline.Start here if you know the works near you.
- 3 minutes3. Run the claim estimatorFive questions on your interest, the works and the effects — with a verdict.Best if you are unsure whether you qualify.
- 5 minutes4. Estimate the compensationA desktop valuation from sold prices, showing the likely fall in value.Best if you want a figure before you commit.
How a claim works
Four steps from postcode to settlement
- 1
Check your postcode
We match your property against every public works scheme we hold and tell you the distance, the claim window and an initial claim score.
About a minute
- 2
Free assessment by a Chartered Surveyor
A RICS surveyor reviews the scheme, the physical factors affecting your property and the evidence needed. You get a written view before committing to anything.
No cost, no obligation
- 3
Valuation and claim preparation
We value the depreciation caused by the works using local comparable evidence, then prepare and serve the claim on the acquiring authority.
We handle the paperwork
- 4
Negotiation and settlement
We negotiate with the authority's valuer until the compensation is agreed. Professional fees on a successful claim are recoverable from the authority under Ryde's Scale.
No win, no fee
Schemes we already track
Select the public works near you and we fill in the rest
Most claimants live beside a scheme we already hold details for — the authority, the opening date and the factors usually raised. Choose yours below and the claim window is worked out for you.
Known public works
Find your scheme
19 schemes tracked, 15 with the claim window open now. Search below, or open the full browser to filter by authority, works type and opening date. Dates are indicative and always confirmed with the authority.
What a scheme looks like
Roads, railways and flight paths — the works that trigger a claim
It is the day-to-day use of the finished works that counts: traffic on a new bypass, trains on a reopened line, aircraft on an altered approach.
Roads and bypasses
Traffic noise, fumes and column lighting behind an acoustic fence — the most common Part 1 claim of all.
Railways and trams
Vibration through the structure and passing noise close to rear elevations, day and night.
Airports and runways
Altered approach paths and extended runways bring noise and fumes to streets never overflown before.
The one-year rule
When you can claim
Works come into use
The clock starts on the day the new or altered highway, railway or airport first opens to traffic or operation.
First claim day: twelve months later
Compensation is assessed by reference to prices on this date, once the real pattern of use — traffic volumes, night-time noise, flight paths — can be measured.
Six years to submit
Claims are normally time-barred six years after the first claim day, so it is worth checking your dates early even if you are not ready to proceed.
Common questions
The questions homeowners ask us first
Professional fees
The acquiring authority pays the professional costs of your claim
Because a Part 1 claim is a statutory entitlement, the authority is expected to reimburse the reasonable surveyor and legal fees you had to incur to prepare and negotiate it. There is nothing to pay while your claim runs, and nothing to pay if it fails.