Expropriation Services

You may not like it, but governments worldwide have the right to unilaterally initiate the purchase of your real property when it is required for the completion of a public works project. This governmental right has many names: compulsory purchase, eminent domain, resumption and expropriation. If your property lies in the path of road construction, airport expansion or a public building project, you need to be prepared.

The process of expropriation varies from one country to another. Globally, the one aspect that is consistent is the property owner’s right to compensation when their property is expropriated.

You will want an objective valuation of your property to ensure that you are compensated appropriately. Adequate compensation generally involves more than calculating the value of the land and land improvements. If your site is used for business, you must also consider relocation costs, forgone profits and altered profit margins

American Appraisal staff include real estate and financial valuation specialists, along with consultants who focus exclusively on the valuation of manufacturing and process industries. Our combined expertise ensures that your expropriation claim will be complete, well researched, appropriately documented and supportable.

If a government body is considering expropriation of your property, you should be consulting American Appraisal.