Question follow-through · 3160

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to commission research into the proportion of residential property transactions that fail to complete after offer acceptance, broken down by reason f

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to commission research into the proportion of residential property transactions that fail to complete after offer acceptance, broken down by reason f

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Ministers and officials from my Department regularly engage with a range of stakeholders to discuss issues relating to home buying and selling.While we closely monitor industry data relating to property transactions as part of our policymaking process, my...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Property Management Companies: Fees and Charges

10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will extend and simplify the right to manage for residents of freehold estates subject to private estate management charges.

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8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring housing developers to include accessible playgrounds in new residential developments.