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Housing: Sales

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 July 2026UIN 16442

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the principal causes of failed residential property transactions; whether his Department has modelled the potential impact of the proposed reforms on fall-through rates; what estimate his Department has made of the potential financial savings to (a) buyers and (b) sellers; and whether his Department has completed regional modelling.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department closely monitors industry data relating to property transactions as part of the policymaking process, but it does not collect data on the reasons for residential property transaction failures.

I otherwise refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132).

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