Written question asked by Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 June 2026. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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Conveyancing: Reform

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) modernise the current property system, (b) conduct a mass digitisation of documents, (c) increase communicative protections to prevent gazumping/gazundering, and (d) streamline the system of conveyance from sale to re-registration.

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap which my Department published on 19 June. It can be found on gov.uk here.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

10449

Session

2026-27

Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Conveyancing Reform

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk