The value of land can be determined through the income brought to its owner. In classic economic theories the owner’s income was identified with rent, which was the surplus over production costs and ordinary profit received by land leaseholder. In this article the conditions when rent arises and factors influencing its value are presented based on three theories elaborated by main classic economists – Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Jean Baptiste Say, as their ideas can be useful in current times. Moreover, their views on land rent and rent value shaping mechanisms were confronted and can be used as a lue to land value appraisal.

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