Manchester Airport agrees runway compensation deal
15.07.10
Manchester Airport has agreed a compensation package with residents over the creation of its second runway, the Knutsford Guardian reports. More than 330 householders have lodged compensation claims over the airport’s second runway, which opened in 2002. A multi-million pound lawsuit – to be heard by the Lands Tribunal – was due to take place in September but this will now not go ahead. The homeowners in Mobberley and Knutsford have been saved a lengthy court battle after the airport and the firm of solicitors acting on its behalf came to an agreement this week.
A spokesman for Hugh James Solicitors, which has been fighting the battle for the residents, told the newspaper: 'We can confirm that we are working with Manchester Airport in order to resolve compensation claims of residents in Knutsford and Mobberley whose property values were affected by the construction of runway two. We have reached agreement and are in the process of making various recommendations to our clients concerning payments following a complex and lengthy legal process.'
‘It has taken a lot of time and effort on both sides to reach this position and we are pleased that local residents will now receive their compensation, without having to go through a lengthy trial in the Lands Tribunal.’ A spokesman for Manchester Airport said it had reached a ‘mutually acceptable solution’.
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