20 March 2007: Land Sales Banned

Although it has already made sales totalling 49 acres, to 34 customers, a company has been banned from selling land and fined just over £3,000. It appealed against the decision but heard last week that it had lost its appeal. It will now no longer be able to offer land for sale, some of it for as little as £20 an acre, and previous customers will probably find that they do not own the land they paid for.

The firm in question is Chinese, and trades under the name "Lunar Embassy to China". The plots of land are on the moon.