Second Homes: York

(asked on 10th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate of the number of second homes in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 16th January 2023

The department collects and publishes data on empty properties and second homes that are liable for council tax at a local authority level. The latest statistics from October 2022 are published here.

In order to support communities affected by short-term lets, in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill we committed to introducing a new registration scheme in England. The register will improve consistency in standards across all types of guest accommodation and will deliver much needed evidence and data about the number and location of short term lets in England.

Since 2010, over 819,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through government-backed schemes. This government has cut Stamp Duty Land Tax, expanding First Time Buyers Relief, and extended the mortgage guarantee scheme for a further year to maintain availability of mortgages for buyers with only a 5% deposit. Our new First Homes policy brings homes for sale at a discount or at least 30% to full market values, making both deposits and mortgage requirements.

Our £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes both for rent and to buy right across the country. The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.

The government has committed to bringing forward discounted homes for first-time buyers, prioritised for local people and key workers. cheaper and opening up the dream of home ownership to even more people. Crucially, the discount is passed on to all future purchasers in perpetuity, so these homes will keep helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder for generations to come.

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