Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17682

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 estimate he has made of the average cost to sellers of failed residential property transactions in each of the last five years.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My 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.