Reform of leasehold and renters rights will sit at the heart of the King’s Speech later today.
The legislative agenda, the first to be delivered by a male monarch for more than 70 years, will mark the final session of parliament before the next general election.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak is expected to use it as an opportunity to define the political divide between his government and the Labour opposition.
Downing Street has said that about 20 bills are expected, with leasehold reform and an end to no-fault evictions nestling amid measures on criminal justice and a de facto ban on smoking.
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