Housing Occupancy
Commons · Question 59970 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of under-occupied homes on housing availability.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Jun 2025
Under-occupation is recorded in the English Housing Survey’s annual statistics.The choice to sell a home is ultimately one for the owner of the property to make.However, the government are taking steps to modernise the home buying and selling process, inc...