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<p>As at 31 January 2020, the Secretary of State has acquired 1,151 properties at
a cost of £715,398,387 through the statutory blight and non-statutory property compensation
schemes across all phases of HS2.</p><p> </p><p>The property compensation schemes
strike a balance between supporting impacted property owners and protecting the public
purse. The schemes were introduced gradually to each of the three HS2 phases between
2010-2017 following extensive public consultation. They will remain in place until
one year after each HS2 phase is operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p /><p />
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