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London housebuilding slowdown will continue until leasehold reformed, warns housing minister

By 2026-09-29T11:03:00

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Draft legislation would replace leasehold as the default tenure for new flats with a new commonhold tenure

London’s slowdown in housing development is likely to continue until the government finishes planned reforms to leasehold, according to the housing minister.

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