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Cautious welcome for new government’s housing plans The government has prioritised economic growth, focusing on housing and planning reforms, as it promises to “get Britain building”. In a speech as part of the state opening of Parliament, the King outlined prime minister Keir Starmer’s key policies which included a Planning and Infrastructure Bill, a Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill and a new Renters’ Rights Bill. The government has promised to “accelerate” the delivery of “high-quality infrastructure and housing” pledging to build 1.5million homes during the next parliament. It has also stated local communities won’t be able to prevent building and will only be to able influence how, not if, new houses are built. The draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will aim to end the “feudal leasehold system”, continuing the regulation
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