Government pushes ahead with controversial Land Registry amid Brexit chaos

  According to the trade association, such a tax would be "a relatively small burden for the homebuyer in amongst the other costs and charges involved in the process". The feedback from the consultation makes a strong case against privatisation - as does the petition signed by 250,000 memb...

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Published inThe Independent (Online)
Main Author Hudson, Nigel
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Independent Digital News & Media 02.07.2016
Subjects
Conveyances
Privatization
Profits
United Kingdom > UK
Wales
England
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Summary:  According to the trade association, such a tax would be "a relatively small burden for the homebuyer in amongst the other costs and charges involved in the process". The feedback from the consultation makes a strong case against privatisation - as does the petition signed by 250,000 members of the public, which was handed to Business Secretary Sajid Javid in May. [...]it's unclear why the government feels it necessary to privatise the Land Registry in order to achieve efficiency.
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