How about you make the rules of the game fair in the first place and then let the market work. Let the owners of land pay price for having that privilege (land

How about you make the rules of the game fair in the first place and then let the market work. Let the owners of land pay price for having that privilege (land tax) and only those who make use of that land will hold it. If they decided to just hold the land out of use, they would pay the taxes for you, so it would be win win.