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Arable land in England is about $10k an acre. Until the council grants permission to build housing on it, then it jumps to between $500k and $2m an acre because
by ta1243 4y ago
Arable land in England is about $10k an acre. Until the council grants permission to build housing on it, then it jumps to between $500k and $2m an acre because housing is in such short supply.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoThis is partly because the UK is addicted to cheap food and has no interest in food security. The big supermarkets can push the price they pay for produce so low that farmers can't make a living so there is little demand for farmland.