Free land for those who will build social homes on it. Is this the radical solution to the UK’s housing problem? | Phineas Harper
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A bold south London initiative to give land to community groups rather than private developers could transform the system, says writer Phineas Harper
  • TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I don’t know, whenever something of such high value is given away, there’s going to be corruption and work arounds for the rich to get their hands on it.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    giving packages of public land worth up to £2m each to community-led organisations such as housing co-operatives, on the condition that they build social housing.

    There better be something to deal with potential astroturfing, because a for-profit company can easily make a “community-led organisation”