Question follow-through · 6140
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of gazundering in the residential property market; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of brin
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of gazundering in the residential property market; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of brin
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jun 2026
Answer published
On 6 October 2025, my Department published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling, including the use of conditional contracts to make transactions binding at an early stage and requiring upfront property informat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
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Sheltered Housing: Service Charges
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the practice of continuing to levy full service charges on retirement leasehold properties following the death of the owner; and if he will bring forward le
Sheltered Housing: Older People
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the number of retirement village properties that remain unsold following the (a) death and (b) transfer into care of the leaseholder; and wheth
Housing: Construction
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring as-built specifications to be lodged as a condition of building control completion for new homes.
Housing: Cambridge
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assurances she can provide that the proposed Cambridge East development will incorporate transparent and accountable estate management arrangements and effective engagement