The government’s proposal to allow residential properties to be built on some areas of commercial land is unlikely to lead to the hoped-for surge in property prices. With a larger supply of residential buildings, residential property prices are more likely to fall. This could still have some benefits as it would improve housing affordability, but the impact on aggregate demand should be small.
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