Who we are and what we do

Thomson Broadbent provides high quality advice to homeowners, developers, private estates and landowners whose properties are impacted by new road, rail, airport and existing or new electricity power line projects.

Our role is to guide the landowner through the statutory processes and with our specialist knowledge in the rules governing property blight, compulsory purchase and compensation to negotiate the landowners claim.

We only act for landowners and our aim is to provide clear advice and effective solutions guided by the rules governing compulsory purchase compensation and our professional body the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

You may have found us because you’re looking into compensation yourself, and are simply seeking advice. It may be that you have received one of our letters and we believe you would be eligible for compensation.

Whichever the case, our dedicated team members are always on hand to answer any questions you may have. For quick queries, you can use our online chat function or alternatively, for more traditional contact methods click here.

Our people

James Broadbent

Managing Director

Thom Parker-Marrs

AssocRICS | Director

Debbie Goodfellow

General Manager

Aden Gale

Trainee Surveyor

Holly Shipton

Consents Officer

Jason Webb

Surveyor

Joe Izzard

Surveyor

Kelly Mullins

Case Coordinator

Dylan Connellan

Consents Team

Low Voltage

Open a case for low voltage lines that cross your property with our expert guidance.

High Voltage

Start your case for high voltage lines affecting your land with our dedicated team.

Pylons

Begin your case for pylons and overhead lines on your property with our professional guidance.

Our history

The company celebrates its 28^th anniversary this year having been founded by James Broadbent in 1996. With a background in planning, development and compulsory purchase, James saw an opportunity to create a new business providing high quality advice to homeowners throughout the UK whose properties are impacted by road, rail, airport and utility infrastructure projects.

During the late 1990’s and early noughties, this quickly grew to become a leading consultancy. The company represented over 9,000 clients affected by the new and widening sections of the M60, and over 2,000 affected by the M6 Toll Road, and has been involved in representing claimants affected by most major road scheme which have been built in this century.

In addition to private homeowners, the company also represents farmers, developers, landed estates, local authorities and housing associations.

In more recent years Thomson Broadbent has been at the forefront of negotiations for new wayleaves and easements for existing electricity power lines and associated apparatus.

Until Thomson Broadbent’s involvement, most homeowners who had electricity equipment did not have a written consent (wayleave or easement agreement) for their power lines on or over residential properties.

For the few wayleave consents that were in place, homeowners generally received nominal annual rents based on agricultural rates with no account for the visual impact and inconvenience of equipment being located in private gardens.

Since 2008, Thomson Broadbent’s team of surveyors and consents officers have negotiated compensation for tens of thousands of properties where electricity transmission and distribution equipment is sited.

Who we are and what we do

Our role is to guide the landowner through the statutory processes and with our specialist knowledge in the rules governing property blight, compulsory purchase and compensation to negotiate the landowners claim.

Our people

James Broadbent

Managing Director

Thom Parker-Marrs

AssocRICS | Director

Debbie Goodfellow

General Manager

Aden Gale

Trainee Surveyor

Holly Shipton

Consents Officer

Jason Webb

Surveyor

Joe Izzard

Surveyor

Kelly Mullins

Case Coordinator

Dylan Connellan

Consents Team

Low Voltage

High Voltage

Pylons

Our history

Interested in claiming back money from unknown electricity installations or wayleaves over your property?Send us some basic info to get started!

Interested in claiming back money from unknown electricity installations or wayleaves over your property?

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