Plowed land for development. There are no preferences
So, this statement by Vladimir Putin is in close connection with past government initiatives. Firstly, they are similar because it was about the activities of legal entities, and not about the work of private owners. In other words, there are no preferences for land owners. However, there is no doubt that the last proposal pleased so many investors who invested in vast areas. Looking at the Map of the Moscow Region, you can see what market changes can occur due to this decision. The entire land fund of the region is about 46 thousand. sq. km or about 4.5 million. ha. About 2.5 million. Ha takes part in circulation, of which about 1.7 million. ha – agricultural land. The remaining 500 thousand. ha is land under settlements, they are mainly part of the secondary market. A huge number of agricultural land are concentrated in the hands of large landlords, which previously acquired shares of agricultural companies and land shares from the villagers. The loud scandal that exposed the redemption mechanism occurred around the company “Your Financial Trusteer” when the head of the company Vasily Boyko was accused of fraud for seizure of land.
The trial did not lead to anything, however, in the metropolitan region, a pool of large landowners was created, who divided tens of thousands of hectares of land among themselves, buying them out for pennies. During the crisis, the Lendlords were subject to pressure from the outside, moreover, the lands fell on their shoulders with a meaningless and unbearable load. All because these lands are considered to be the category of agricultural, and therefore nothing can be built on them. Rather, it is possible, it all depends on the type of permitted use, but then the owners of the sites would definitely encounter problems when applying for property.