Who Owns Britain by Kevin M Cahill

Who Owns Britain by Kevin M Cahill

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An expose of Britain's most valuable asset - its land. Kevin Cahill's investigations reveal how 6000 or so landowners own about 40 million acres, more than half the country. He argues that the present system of landownership is of material detriment to the vast majority of homeowners in the UK.

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Who Owns Britain by Kevin M Cahill

A startling expose of Britain's most valuable asset - its land. Kevin Cahill's investigations reveal how the 6000 or so landowners -mostly aristocrats, but also large institutions and the Crown - own about 40 million acres, more than half the country, and have maintained their grip on the land right throughout the 20th century. The book argues that our present system of landownership is of material detriment to the vast majority of homeowners in the UK, imposing a land tax on homeowners while many of the wealthiest landowners in the country pay no rates and actually receive money in the form of grants and subsidies for owning land. Cahill's arguments are supported with 80 pages of tables, maps and statistics.
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ISBN 13 9780862419127
ISBN 10 0862419123
Title Who Owns Britain
Author Kevin M Cahill
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Canongate Books
Year published 2001-11-29
Number of pages 465
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