Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90957
Land: Ownership
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Mark Sewards
Labour — Leeds South West and Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of powers available to local authorities to (a) maintain and (b) intervene on land where ownership is (i) unknown and (ii)
Answer
Matthew PennycookHM Land Registry (HMLR) are responsible for registering the ownership of land. Approximately 11% of land in England and Wales remains unregistered. My Department is working with HMLR to widen and deepen transparency of land ownership and control.