HS2 update for Staffordshire valuers
A LEADING valuation expert from Harper Adams University updated Staffordshire valuers about the controversial high speed train project and compulsory purchase last week. Charles Cowap, Principal Lecturer in Land Management, is a chartered surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer. He was asked to give an update on the latest developments following the Queen’s Speech announcement of new laws to enable HS2 to go ahead. Mr Cowap, said: “HS2 will affect properties from London to Manchester, Leeds and beyond. The area to the west of Stoke-on-Trent will be hit with new connections at Crewe and a