In the run-up to this year’s election, lots of promises were made by the Conservatives in their bid to win re-election, and now that we have a Conservative majority Government, it’s likely that much of their manifesto will be implemented. Headlines were generated in particular by the announcement of the extension of “Right to Buy” to housing association tenants as well as an increase in the current inheritance tax threshold.
Some of the key policy announcements made by the Conservatives in the run up to the election, including in their manifesto, are as follows;