Question follow-through · 17679
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's press release entitled Homebuying shake-up to slash delays, cut costs and stop sales falling through
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the home buying and selling reform roadmap published on 19 June, which can be found on gov.uk here. The roadmap was informed by a consultation undertaken between 6 October and 29 December 2025, which can be found on gov.uk here,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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