First Time Buyers
Commons · Question 102026 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of home purchasers who were first time buyers in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Jan 2026
My Department does not collect data on the number of first-time buyers.The Office for National Statistics publishes data on first-time buyer mortgage sales by local authority in the UK. They can be found on its website here. Data covers the period between...