Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the proposed home buying reforms; what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs of the reforms to (a) local authorities, (b) HM Land Registry, (c) conveyancers and (d) mortgage lenders; and whether his Department has prepared a programme risk register.

My Department closely monitors industry data relating to property transactions as part of the policymaking process, but it does not collect data on the reasons for residential property transaction failures.

I otherwise refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132).