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Property: Sales

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 61418

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the digitalisation of the property transaction process.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to modernising the home buying and selling process.

We recently announced local authority pilots involving making key property information available online and the introduction of common data standards so that data can be shared between trusted professionals more easily.

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