House-building
Restore mandatory house-building targets and build 1.5 million new homes during term.
Green belt
Take a ‘brownfield-first’ approach and maintain commitment to the green belt.
First-time buyers
Introduce a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme and allow first-time buyers to buy homes before international investors.
Renters
Overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, and empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases.
Energy efficiency
Potentially double investment (an extra £6.6 billion) to upgrade 5 million homes. The Warm Homes plan will provide grants and low-interest loans for energy-efficient features such as solar panels, insulation, and low-carbon heating to cut household bills.
Leaseholders
Will implement recommendations on leasehold enfranchisement, right to manage, and commonhold made by the Law Commission. Will ban new leasehold flats and guarantee ‘commonhold’ is the default term. Promises to look at ways to further safeguard leaseholders, including addressing "unaffordable" and unregulated ground rent rates.
Stamp Duty
Will increase the rate of the Stamp Duty surcharge paid by non-UK residents.
New towns
Will build a ‘new generation of new towns’.
Right to Buy
Will review the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012.
Capital Gains Tax
Will fix the loophole "where private equity is the only industry where performance-related pay is treated as Capital Gains," but won't impose a Capital Gains Tax on private residences.