I am finding a little comfort in a couple of things in the linked article. First, that so far the only news source reporting on this is the Guardian-none of the other non-paywall msm outlets are reporting on it-yet.
Second, the way it's worded-in the lines about the proposed maintenance fees, for example, the wording is (my emphasis) '...up to £XXXXXXXXX...'. Does that mean there might be a bit of wiggle room, for say those with owned outright homes, or other considerations like work provided housing (vicars, property managers)? Gives me to think perhaps it does.