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Private Rented Housing: Construction

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 October 2024UIN 8916

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of (a) trends in level of planning applications granted for buy-to-let developments and (b) the potential impa

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The department does not hold data on planning applications for buy-to-let developments and we are therefore unable to assess the impact of trends in applications on first-time buyers.

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