Government agency that documents ownership of land and property across England and Wales to be sold off after 150 years as state institutionThe Land Registry is being put for up for sale less than two years after the Liberal Democrats blocked preceding plans for a £1bn-plus privatisation. Sajid Javid,the commerce secretary, faced immediate criticism for announcing the selloff of the 150-year-aged agency – which maintains records on the ownership of land and property across England and Wales – just as the Easter break was approximately to start.
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Source: theguardian.com