True to its word, Labour has been quick out of the traps with building-boosting planning reforms a central feature of last’s week’s King’s Speech. Of course, as everyone knows, there are long odds against 1.5 million homes being built over the next five years. But the change in tone, with the prime minister and chancellor emphatically pinning their colours to the housebuilding mast, has created the sense of energy and dynamism that transformational change requires.

It’s an undoubted confidence boost for housebuilders. And with affordability and social housing a key part of the government’s pledge, it holds out hope for the 1.2 million currently on council waiting lists, the 30% of 25-29 year olds still living with their parents, and the growing number of couples delaying starting a family because they cannot afford a decent-sized home.

But in the rush to build, and absolutely no hints at how we might pay for it all, how exactly do we safeguard quality? Aspiration cannot just be about building more at any cost, can it?