U.K.’s Conservatives to Relax Homebuilding Rules, Sun Reports
Proposals will relax limits on extending properties and building in rural areas
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The Conservative Party plans to loosen rules on homebuilding as part of a drive to ease shortages in Britain’s residential property market, according to The Sun.
The package of measures, which will be unveiled at the ruling party’s annual conference next week, will allow most homeowners to add up to two additional floors to their properties without needing to obtain planning permission, the newspaper said, citing a senior government source.