The great fire of London 1666, fire started in a bakery in the central parts of the city.
All the records of ownership were lost in the fire and the homeless fled to find accommodation.
The government passed a law saying, if you couldn't prove ownership (records burnt, so they couldn't) and you are not living in the property (they were burnt down and uninhabitable) the state can take ownership.
The financial district was born
All the damaged properties were raised to the ground and new plans drawn up to redesign the area.
No conspiracy obviously.
Seen on stacker.news and tickled me 🤣🤣🤣 link to original meme: