Written Question·Home Office·UIN 107800
Domestic Abuse: Mortgages
Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of legislative reform for victims of (a) domestic and (b) economic abuse to exit joint mortgages safely and promptly; and what discussions she has
Answer
Jess PhillipsThis Government recognises the devastating impact economic abuse can have on victims. ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls’, published on 18 December 2025, outlined a package of commitm...
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