Affordability of Home Ownership

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 17 Jul 2025 Parliament page
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is holding an inquiry into the affordability of home ownership. Its focus is on people who are looking to buy property for themselves and their families to live in (owner-occupier), as opposed to those who purchase property to rent out as private accommodation … Read more
4 Oral sessions
7 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 15 events
29 Apr
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
10 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
10 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
4 Feb
2026
Correspondence
7 Jan
2026
Correspondence
7 Jan
2026
Correspondence
6 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
6 Jan
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
26 Nov
2025
Correspondence
18 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
18 Nov
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
10 Feb 2026
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Oral Evidence
Alanna Barber · HM Treasury Lucy Rigby KC MP · HM Treasury Matthew Pennycook MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Melanie Montanari · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
6 Jan 2026
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Oral Evidence
Beth Rudolf · Home Buying and Selling Council David O'Leary · Home Builders Federation Joe Pepper · PEXA UK Paul Rickard · Pocket Living Steve Collins · Rentplus-UK Timothy Douglas · Propertymark
18 Nov 2025
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Oral Evidence
Ann Santry · New Homes Quality Board Charles Roe · UK Finance Henry Jordan · Nationwide Robin Fieth · Building Societies Association Stephanie Charman · Association of Mortgage Intermediaries Sue Phillips · Shared Ownership Resources Will Jeffwitz · National Housing Federation
28 Oct 2025
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Oral Evidence
Peter Levell · Institute for Fiscal Studies Sophie Hale · Resolution Foundation Stanimira Milcheva · University College London Vicky Spratt · The i Paper
Correspondence 7 letters
29 Apr 2026 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning dated 27 April 2026 concerning the home buying and selling process
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11 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to the Chairs of the HCLG and Treasury Select Committees dated 27 February 2026 following up oral evidence given on 10 February
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4 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Home Builders Federation to the Chair dated 23 January 2026 concerning the Affordability of Home Ownership
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7 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from Nationwide to the Chair dated 1 December 2025 concerning the Affordability of Home Ownership
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7 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Building Societies Association to the Chair dated 1 December 2025 concerning the Affordability of Home Ownership
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26 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair dated 20 November 2025 concerning support for housebuilding in London
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6 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 6 November 2025 concerning support for housebuilding in London
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