Property News · May 31, 2018

Oxbridge owns a huge amount of land. But that's the tip of the iceberg


The widespread monopoly on land ownership – by universities and organisations alike – has spiralled inequalities of wealth. The time has come to balance things outIt’s often said that you can walk from Oxford to Cambridge without leaving land owned by the colleges. That’s almost certainly a myth. But as the Guardian’s recent investigation has revealed, they sure own one hell of a lot of land.England is owned by a tiny number of people and organisations – and the Oxbridge colleges, with their 126,000 acres of land and property portfolios worth some £3.5bn, are among the largest institutional landowners. The Guardian’s analysis is the most comprehensive since 1873. But why has it taken so long to find out? Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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