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

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 16 June (HL763), what criteria they used to determine that the home buying and selling reform roadmap constitutes the “biggest shake-up to home buying in this country’s history".

On 19 June, the Government published a roadmap setting out the actions it will take over the course of this Parliament to reform home buying and selling.

This marks a fundamental transformation, taking a whole‑system approach. It addresses the regulatory framework surrounding home moving, harnesses technological advances, and drives cultural and behavioural change, all underpinned by a comprehensive programme of legislation.

We believe this represents the most ambitious programme of reform to the home buying and selling process to date.

These reforms will create a system that is faster, more transparent and more reliable for consumers. They are expected to cut transaction times by around four weeks, save first-time buyers an average of £650, and halve the number of failed transactions.