Told you

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...new-homes.html

Keir Starmer's government 'will give councils more powers to seize land and pay owners less' in 'bulldozer blitz' bid to build 1.5m new homes


Keir Starmer's government is set to give local authorities more powers to seize land and pay the owners less in a so-called 'bulldozer blitz' to build 1.5million new homes.

The Times reports that local authorities will be given the power to take control of brownfield land without handing over 'excessive' amounts of money in a bid to grow Britain's housing stock.

Currently, government bodies have to pay 'hope values' when they issue compulsory purchase orders, which reflect beliefs on what the land would be worth with the requisite planning permission.

Share the wealth Comrade, are you a party member?

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Property speculators buy land. Then they get planning approval. Then they sit on the land as its value increases without building anything.

That's what this is all about, despite the labour-phobe hysteria.

Simple solution, tax it more when you get planning permission, limit the planning permission to X years before it expires if not completed. I mean planning permission should reflect the current needs. Both would be sensible and reasonable. Grabbing land will descend into council skullduggery. If you have been anywhere near the planning system you will know its all dodgy currently.

Alternatively just allow land grabs via the ones currently in charge of planning.

Its not labour-phobe its a bad decision-phobe but Labour are experts at that.

Oh and tax brownfield land more heavily.

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Sorry. What do you mean "descend"? It's already there.

point proven