Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59271

Social Rented Housing

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Jonathan Davies

LabourMid Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities reduce the number of void properties in their social housing stock.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The length of time a property is void can be affected by a range of factors, including whether a property is under repairs or in need of adaptations, how extensive these repairs or adaptations are and whether a property is earmarked for demolition or sale...

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