Written questions

Housing: Sales

Commons · Question 3160 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Claire Young

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to commission research into the proportion of residential property transactions that fail to complete after offer acceptance, broken down by reason f

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 1 Jun 2026

Ministers and officials from my Department regularly engage with a range of stakeholders to discuss issues relating to home buying and selling.While we closely monitor industry data relating to property transactions as part of our policymaking process, my...