Two Significant Government Consultations for the Property Sector
Body responsible for the consultation: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Duration: This consultation will last for 10 weeks from Wednesday 2 July 2025 to 11.45pm on Wednesday 10 September 2025.Consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately rented homes.
Home Buying & Selling
Major new plans to modernise home buying and selling to save people time and money and further measures to improve the lives of leaseholders
Millions of people are set to benefit from improvements to the way homes are bought and sold, saving them both time and money by helping stop property transactions from falling through.
On the 9th February, the government announced that it will modernise the way the process works to bring down current delays of almost five months. One of the key reasons the buying and selling process can be long and frustrating is a lack of digitalisation and join up in the sector, which is why the government is opening up key property information, ensuring this data can be shared between trusted professionals more easily, and driving forward plans for digital identity services to slash transaction times.