Facts 69% of land in the UK is owned by 0.6% of the population. UK housing is concentrated on 5% of the country’s land mass. Only 64% of people have a small stake in the 5% of land on which our housing is built. Home and land ownership is in decline. 1/3 of British land… Continue reading Get Your Facts Straight: Land Stats Everyone Should Know
Category: Resources
Urge Local Landowners to Put Their Land to Good Use
As well as councils, private landowners also often sit on disused land that could be used for public good. Using the template below, you can put pressure on a local landowner to push them into putting their land to good use. Share it widely and do not hesitate in sending that email or letter! Dear… Continue reading Urge Local Landowners to Put Their Land to Good Use
Let Your Council Know: Land Matters
If you and a group of people around you have noticed disused land in your area and you think your council should be acting to do something about here’s how to let them know. Below is a template letter to send to your local councillor to let them know that local land should be used… Continue reading Let Your Council Know: Land Matters
DIY Land Spotting: How To
This simple step-by-step guide is designed to help you spot disused land in your area and raise it as an issue with your local council and local land owners – the people with the power to bring it back into use. Spotting disused land is easy to do and can be done be anyone. Currently,… Continue reading DIY Land Spotting: How To
The Land of Scotland and the Common Good
If you have not had a chance to browse this official Scottish Parliament document about land reform, I highly recommend that you do – http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0045/00451087.pdf Just the introduction spelling out their remit is a beautiful stand alone piece of prose in its own right! I have taken the liberty of copying it below to save… Continue reading The Land of Scotland and the Common Good
Falling down the Land Debate Rabbit Hole
Once you find out about the way land is controlled you can’t believe there is so little debate about it. Land for what? is a chance to get more people engaged, says Tom Kenny. Until a few years ago I didn’t really think about land much. Of course I was concerned about the housing crisis,… Continue reading Falling down the Land Debate Rabbit Hole
Territories of Life – a video toolkit for indigenous communities facing land grabs
Territories of Life is a video toolkit with a purpose. It’s aim is to bring stories of resistance, resilience and hope to indigenous communities on the frontline of the global rush for land. We really hope that Land For What? will be able to put together something similar for communities in the UK facing land… Continue reading Territories of Life – a video toolkit for indigenous communities facing land grabs
‘Whose Britain Is It Anyway?’ documentary
This 1.5hr documentary by Dan and Peter Snow was broadcast in 2006 on the BBC, it is an excellent introduction to land and housing rights, ownership and usage.
Quakers interest in Housing and Inequality
Dear Friends Quakers have an interest in Housing and Inequality which led us to run a conference on 20th February this year, a little while before the recent Housing Act. If you’re interested in what went on, you can have a look at the open Facebook Group Quakers and Housing Inequality. One of the outcomes… Continue reading Quakers interest in Housing and Inequality
The great myth of urban Britain
This BBC article has some useful facts and figures from recent comprehensive national studies about how much of the country is built on. A surprisingly low figure which could be used to challenge the idea that we don’t have enough space in this country to house everyone adequately. If I have read the article right,… Continue reading The great myth of urban Britain
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