House prices arent the issue land prices are (and how Dutch and our past law can fix it)

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. "Steal"? No. That's a misuse of language.

As the article points out, large amounts of the costs of developing an area come from the public; it's the landowners who happen to hold the agricultural or other land at the right moment who get a windfall.

I grew up in one of those post-war new towns. That system paid the landowners a fair price for their land, and enabled affordable housing. If the government ever profits, then taxes can be less.

Do you want profit to go to the few, or the many? A simple question for a Democratic website, you'd think.