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Empty Property

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126980

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of empty properties there are in the UK.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Statistics on empty properties in England are published annually and can be found on gov.uk. Data on vacant homes is not broken down by constituency.

Housing policy is a devolved matter, so information for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is held by the respective devolved administrations.

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