Written questions

First Time Buyers

Commons · Question 64437 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of first-time buyers in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 9 Jul 2025

The Department does not hold official data on the total number of first-time buyers over the past five years and is therefore unable to provide an official estimate.However, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the number of first-ti...