Compulsory purchase orders to pose problems for farmers and landowners

PROBLEMS could be looming for farmers and landowners in line for compulsory purchase orders.

The warning was issued at the convention in Killarney of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, which has 950 practising members.

An expert on compulsory land acquisition, Dick Collins, FBA Consultants, Fermoy, said landowners could be in for surprises.