Details of a new discretionary compensation package for property owners affected by the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham were released by the government this week.

Last year, the Law Commission launched a consultation on the future of rights to light, seeking to introduce greater certainty into this particularly shady area of law.

British home ownership fell by 6.2% between 2002 and 2014; young people are being priced out of property; building more homes is no quick fix