Written questions

Housing: Sales

Commons · Question 3162 · 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 has (a) set and (b) plans to set a target for the average time taken to complete a residential property purchase as part of its home buying and selling ref

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...