Javid: tax landowners to solve housing crisis

Sajid Javid has backed a “morally justifiable” tax on landowners that would force them to help fund schools and hospitals and deliver more affordable housing. In an interview for a new book, the Chancellor said the boost in land values when planning permission is granted should be shared with the state to help pay for infrastructure, as he criticised Theresa May for failing to understand the impact of the housing crisis on families. Business, page 1