Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17680
Housing: Sales
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of residential property transactions that fell through in each of the last five years.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department closely monitors industry data relating to property transactions as part of the policymaking process, but it does not collect data on the reasons for residential property transaction failures or the average cost to sellers of such failures.