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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the findings and recommendations relating to the home buying and selling process set out in the letter of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, dated 27 April 2026; and when he plans to publish a roadmap setting out his plans for reforming the home buying and selling process.

The Committee’s recommendations closely align with our proposals to improve the home buying and selling system.

We note the Committee’s request for a response to its findings and recommendations ahead of the House rising for summer recess on 17 July 2026 and will respond in due course.

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 information. These consultations can be found on gov.uk here and here.

Both consultations closed on 29 December. We are now reviewing the feedback received. Subject to the outcomes of the analysis being undertaken, we will publish a roadmap setting out further details of our reforms later this year.