{"id":14398,"date":"2016-05-26T00:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T17:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-the-land-registry-sell-off-hands-off-this-national-asset-editorial\/"},"modified":"2016-05-26T01:09:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T18:09:29","slug":"the-guardian-view-on-the-land-registry-sell-off-hands-off-this-national-asset-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-the-land-registry-sell-off-hands-off-this-national-asset-editorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian view on the Land Registry sell-off: hands off this national asset | Editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe task of keeping the details of who owns what land in England and Wales is a natural state monopoly with which the public is happy. There is no respectable case for changeBy the end of this week, the course of one of Britain\u2019s historic institutions and public assets will be changed for good. Tomorrow, the government\u2019s consultation on the future of the Land Registry closes \u2013 and it explicitly rules out any continuation of the status quo. This, the paper says in commendably blunt language, is because it \u201cwould not meet the government\u2019s objectives of transferring the Land Registry into the private sector\u201d. In other words, it may claim to be a public consultation, it may invite the public to respond \u2013 but the results have already been rigged. Come hell, high water or public protest, the nation\u2019s record of who owns what property in England and Wales is going to be handed over to a private business.For an idea of how bizarre this situation is, consider a few things. First, there is no public demand for selling the Land Registry \u2013 quite the opposite. At the last count, this public service had a 94% customer satisfaction rate \u2013 and that remarkable result was considered a disappointment after consecutive scores of 98%. According to polling done on behalf of the campaign group We Own It, 70% of the public want the Land Registry to remain publicly owned. Second, the Land Registry is not some financial sinkhole, but is a reliable money-earner for the government. Third, as the single official record and enforcer of property ownership in England and Wales \u2013 land ownership in Scotland is another matter altogether \u2013 it is also a natural monopoly. Continue reading…
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