Written questions

Housing: Sales

Commons · Question 16443 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the proposed home buying reforms; what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs of the reforms to (a) local au

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 15 Jul 2026

My Department closely monitors industry data relating to property transactions as part of the policymaking process, but it does not collect data on the reasons for residential property transaction failures. I otherwise refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Writ...