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035			_a(Sirsi) u125720
100			_aGreig-Smith, H.
245			_aVultures gather in northern skies
260			_c2004
490			_aRegeneration and Renewal _v26 March 2004, 22-23(2)
520			_aReports on an unfortunate downside of northern England regeneration projects. As well as local authorities trying to capitalise on these projects, unscrupulous property investment companies and landlords have moved into those low-demand housing areas, which have been abandoned by decent tenants. Looks at a number of ways of preventing unscrupulous companies and landlords damaging an area: proposing land value taxation, which would deter the ownership of unused property and tax incremental financing, which would reclaim part of a property's rising value. However the tool most favoured by local authorities is private landlord licensing schemes. Landlord accreditation schemes were set up in 2003 as a part of the ODPM funded Private Landlords Project in five northern areas. The introduction of selective licensing of private landlords in problem areas is a provision in the Housing Bill.
590			_aABS
590			_aABS
650			_aTAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING
650			_aLANDLORD ACCREDITATION SCHEMES
650			_aPROPERTY INVESTMENT
650			_aLANDLORDS
650			_aLAND VALUE TAXATION
650			_aLICENSING OF LANDLORDS
650			_aHOUSING BILL
690			_aREGENERATION
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999			_c117163 _d117163