Written Question·Treasury·UIN 113734

Housing: Prices

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has a policy on targeting levels of house price inflation.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The government does not set a target for house price inflation. The UK has a 2% inflation target, measured by the 12 month increase in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). CPI is a broad measure of consumer prices based on a representative basket of goods and...
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