Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 88650

Empty Property

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has a target to reduce the number of empty homes.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government does not have a numerical target for reducing the number of empty homes.