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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Millie Cooke

Labour prepares to limit landowners’ gains from sale of green belt land amid push for new homes

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The government is preparing to limit the amount landowners can receive from selling green belt land, handing councils the power to cheaply buy up land that previously would have been ineligible for development as part of its plan to tackle the housing crisis.

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