Question follow-through · 11055
Land: Foreign Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the total number of land titles bought in England and Wales prior to 1999 which belong to a company or entity based overseas.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Foreign Companies: Land · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the total number of land titles bought in England and Wales prior to 1999 which belong to a company or entity based overseas.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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23 Jun 2026
Answer published
Before 1999, HM Land Registry did not comprehensively record whether a property was acquired by an overseas entity. For that reason, my Department does not hold the information requested.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Foreign Companies: Land
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 11057 on Foreign Companies: Land, what is the total number of land titles bought after 1999 owned by overseas entities which do