A UK Peer recently commented that the best way to own property in the UK was to have a relative who was a friend of William the Conqueror. The royal system and

A UK Peer recently commented that the best way to own property in the UK was to have a relative who was a friend of William the Conqueror. The royal system and its impacts are alive and well today. It is often cited as a reason behind the insane property prices in the UK, with long-held family land restricted the development necessary to meaningfully drop living costs. >> Just 0.3% of the population – 160,000 families – own two thirds of the country. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/17/high-house-prices-inequality-normans https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/17/high-h...