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Author Hetherington, Peter, author.

Title Whose land is our land? : the use and abuse of Britain's forgotten acres / Peter Hetherington.

Publication Info. Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 110 pages).
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Policy Press shorts. Insights
Policy Press shorts. Insights.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Food security and housing a nation with an expanding population should be key priorities for a small island like Britain. Yet both are being thwarted by record land prices. In the last 10 years, farm land has risen by almost 200% - with feeding the nation a secondary consideration to speculators buying up thousands of acres annually to avoid tax. If planning permission is given for new housing, prices can rise fifty-fold - making a vast profit for a few and home ownership a distant dream for many. In this provocative book, journalist Peter Hetherington argues that Britain, particularly England, needs an active policy to address these areas and stronger action by the government. This important debate will attract interest among academics and postgraduates in planning, surveying, housing management, rural policy and social policy, political organisations, the Third Sector, social enterprises, national housing organisations, community and voluntary groups.
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Subject Land tenure -- Great Britain.
Land tenure.
Great Britain.
Public lands -- Great Britain.
Public lands.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General.
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ISBN 9781447325338 (electronic book)
1447325338 (electronic book)