Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, under what circumstances vendors need an EWS1 certificate; and whether those circumstances have been accepted by mortgage lenders.

The EWS1 process was designed, and is owned, by industry and is used as a valuation tool. The requirement for and use of the EWS1 form is determined by the lending policies of banks and building societies.