'Plug this homes gap' - letters 3 September
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2010-09-03 12:16.Will said, Paul.
The reinstatement of security of tenure for private tenants is vital and urgent, as is the question of the approximately 800,000 properties empty at any one time in Britain. Second-home ownership in the midst of the country's dire housing need is a scandal. The new aristocracy is no longer based on land but on property.
Meantime, the need for a land-value tax (LVT) to replace the wholly regressive and blatantly outdated council tax is gathering momentum. It should be supported by all who want a fairer - and arguably the most equitable - form of tax.
Meg Howarth
19a Ellington Street
LONDON N7 8PN