Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81774

Owner Occupation: South Basildon and East Thurrock

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the average age in which people in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency are able to purchase their first home.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership.In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the government is supporting people into home ownership, includin...

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