Work out compensation for land instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Statutory compensation frameworks typically apply a multiplier to assessed market value, larger in rural areas than urban, then add the value of structures, trees and standing crops, and finally a solatium equal to the whole. The result can be four times the assessed market value, which is intended to make acquisition genuinely fair rather than merely lawful.
Compensation
Total = (market value x multiplier + structures and trees) x 2, the doubling being the solatium
Preliminary estimate only. Compensation entitlements are set by statute and vary by jurisdiction and land classification; obtain legal advice.
Total = (market value x multiplier + structures and trees) x 2, the doubling being the solatium. Statutory compensation frameworks typically apply a multiplier to assessed market value, larger in rural areas than urban, then add the value of structures, trees and standing crops, and finally a solatium equal to the whole.
Because rural assessed values are often further below true value than urban ones, and because displaced agricultural livelihoods are harder to replace than a sale price suggests.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Assessed market value, Area acquired, Statutory multiplier, Value of structures and trees. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic worked example — replace them with your own site or project figures.