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De Tocqueville wrote that land ownership was for the rich only in England, because of the difficulty of ascertaining and defending title. This would have been a
by cafard 9y ago
De Tocqueville wrote that land ownership was for the rich only in England, because of the difficulty of ascertaining and defending title. This would have been around 1840, I suppose.
- tialaramex 9y agoTitle registration existed (though it was not by any means common) in England in 1840. Today you can't sell land unless it's registered, which is how this site was created. However many US states still don't have registration, because a thriving industry of "title insurance" companies depends upon them not having it so as to scare people into buying this otherwise useless insurance.