"Doctor Drivel" wrote in message
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So he now pays ZERO tax. A parasite. With Land Valuation Tax he would
have no need to demolish the building. The levy is on the land whether
there is a building on it or not. If he can't make productive use of the
land then he sell it to someone who can. LVT forces productive use of
land.



Who would want to buy land if they are going to pay tax and have no hope of
actually using it?
You would have to change planning law so it can be used for something if its
primary use isn't wanted.
Its planning law that screws up developments now and it is what forces
people to rip roofs off buildings because nobody wants the building and the
owner can't use it for something else if the planners get in the way as they
invariably do.