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The Promised Land

John Waite investigates the business of selling small plots of land to investors with the promise of a huge profit, which assumes the land will one day get planning permission.

John Waite presents the investigative consumer series.

He investigates the business of selling small plots of land to investors with the promise of a return of four hundred per cent on their outlay. The scheme assumes the land will one day get planning permission, but instead thousands of people are left with a ridiculously expensive picnic site. Financial regulators are trying to crack down on the practice.

26 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Aug 2008 21:00

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  • Sun 3 Aug 2008 21:00