Gove to speed up housing reforms

Secretary of state Michael Gove is to push through two significant housing reforms to protect renters and leaseholders before the next election. He has been given the green light to bring forward a leasehold reform bill in the final session of this parliament, while next week he will publish a bill to end “no fault” evictions of renters. Leasehold reform changes are expected to include a cap on ground rents at 0.1% of the freehold value. Gove has hinted that the entire leasehold system could one day be scrapped, calling it an “outdated feudal system that needs to go”. The FT (£)  Evening Standard  BBC