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Medieval Property Investors, ca. 1300–1500

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  • BELL, ADRIAN R.
  • BROOKS, CHRIS
  • KILLICK, HELEN

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This paper uses a data set of freehold land and property transactions from medieval England to highlight the growing commercialization of the economy during that time. By drawing on the legal records, we are able to demonstrate that the medieval real estate market provided the opportunity for investors to profit. Careful analysis of the data provides evidence of group purchases, multiple transactions, and investors buying outside their own localities. The identification of these “investors” and their buying behaviors, set within the context of the English medieval economy, contributes to the early commercialization debate.

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  • Bell, Adrian R. & Brooks, Chris & Killick, Helen, 2019. "Medieval Property Investors, ca. 1300–1500," Enterprise & Society, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(3), pages 575-612, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:entsoc:v:20:y:2019:i:03:p:575-612_00
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    1. Bell, Adrian R. & Brooks, Chris & Killick, Helen, 2022. "The first real estate bubble? Land prices and rents in medieval England c. 1300–1500," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
    2. Matthew Hale & Graham Raymond & Catherine Wright, 2020. "List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2019," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 73(4), pages 1153-1202, November.

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