Question follow-through · 23571

Mortgages: Pylons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with mortgage lenders on ensuring mortgage offers are maintained for properties near electricity pylons, in the context of proposals to increase the number of electricity pylons.

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Treasury
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
17 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with mortgage lenders on ensuring mortgage offers are maintained for properties near electricity pylons, in the context of proposals to increase the number of electricity pylons.

  2. 17 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for mortgage lenders in which the Government does not intervene. However, the Government is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their business, including the provi...

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