Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59974

Housing Occupancy: Rural Areas

Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to expand schemes to help encourage downsizing in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) rural areas.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Under-occupation is recorded in the English Housing Survey’s annual statistics.The choice to sell a home is ultimately one for the owner of the property to make.However, the government are taking steps to modernise the home buying and selling process, inc...
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