Housing: Sales
Commons · Question 3161 · 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, what assessment his Department has made of trends, based on industry data, in the average completion times for residential property purchases in England over the last five years.
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...