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- The UK government proposes making the Land Registry database free for public-sector bodies.
- The proposal enters an eight-week public consultation starting Tuesday.
- Officials say free access will aid housing construction, nature protection, and planning.
- Gavin Lane of the Country Land and Business Association warned the data could increase fraud risk.
- Guy Shrubsole urged responses, saying the move could finally end centuries of land-ownership secrecy.