Question follow-through · 76935

Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent mortgage providers from excluding Section 157 properties by default.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
12 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
22 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent mortgage providers from excluding Section 157 properties by default.

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    HM Treasury is regularly in contact with mortgage lenders on all aspects of their mortgage business to understand their position and current lending conditions. However, the pricing of mortgages, including the availability of mortgage finance for particul...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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