Landowners could scupper free Land Registry access plans, campaigners warn
Proposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and Wales Plans by the government to give the public free access for the…
The Guardian reports: Proposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and Wales Plans by the government to give the public free access for the first time to information on who owns England’s land are at risk of being scuppered by landowners, campaigners have said.
The plans will be open to public consultation for eight weeks.
This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Land Registry, England and Wales Plans.
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