User talk:Browne-Windsor

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Allodial title[edit]

Hi, I've been reading your comments from 2008 on the Allodial title article and have a couple of hypothetical questions. From your info I'm assuming that your knowledge of law in the UK is somewhat (if not vastly!) superior to mine. Please note that my questions are a matter of curiosity and I have no intention of editing the article.

Is the statement in the article 'may also be distressed and restrained for collection of taxes or private debts or condemned (eminent domain) by the government' true in UK Law? For example, you have said that it is individuals and not property that are taxed, but can the Government effectively take away your right to ownership of a piece of land or property based on your non-payment of debts/taxes or similar? Or does that class as similar to the forced purchase method you mentioned?

Given that all of the current facts of land ownership and the states powers (or lack thereof) are based on UK law, whether common law or otherwise, is it theoretically possible that the Government could pass law that could change this? For example, could they change the law so that it could be seized without reimbursement, or change the taxation system to be based on ownership of said land? I'm not suggesting that would ever actually occur (particularly given that those who get to vote on bills are almost certainly all landowners) but does the legal system permit such an act?

Thanks for your time. Bertcocaine (talk) 17:54, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply, don't worry you did it perfectly! Useful info, thanks again. Bertcocaine (talk) 17:24, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]