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Housing Occupancy: West Dorset

Commons · Question 59973 · 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 steps her Department is taking to support older homeowners to downsize in West Dorset constituency.

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...