One per cent hike in housing tenant rents expectedEwan MacLeod of law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn previously argued in appeal documents that PKC’s use of compulsory purchase orders to acquire plots under A and J Stephen’s control was “unnecessary” as the company has already signed an agreement to hand plots over to the council subject to “certain pre-established conditions”.An outline statement of the case sent to the government ahead of Thursday's meeting said a so-called Section 75 agreement associated with the company’s permission to proceed with its planned Scone North development “regulates the use” of said plots at the moment.The statement continued: “It is a fundamental principle of compulsory purchase law that no party should have.
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