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Property: Registration

Asked by Charlotte NicholsLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 29 November 2024UIN 15253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to make public a full register of beneficial ownership of land.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

On 27 December 2023, the previous government launched a consultation on how to make land ownership more transparent where trusts are involved. The consultation closed on 21 February 2024 and officials in my department are considering the responses received.

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