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Housing: Sales

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 17681

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of property sales in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, and (c) Essex which have not been successful in each of the last five years.

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 or the average cost to sellers of such failures.

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