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Empty Property

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 75982

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of (a) the New Homes Bonus and (b) payments for bringing empty homes back into use on the number

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 73762 on 9 September 2025.

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