Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 82420
First Time Buyers
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Andrew Lewin
Labour — Welwyn Hatfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many first time buyers there were in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025; and what proportion of those bought through shared ownership schemes.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department does not collect data on the number of first-time buyers.The Office for National Statistics publishes data on first-time buyer mortgage sales by local authority in the UK. They can be found on its website here. Data covers the period between...
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