Housing Minister Stuart Andrew (pictured) has resigned in the latest departure from Boris Johnson’s beleaguered Government.
At the time of writing 18 ministers have resigned from Government, including Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and former Chancellor Sajid Javid.
Sunak was replaced by Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi as Chancellor yesterday evening.
In total Andrew lasted just 148 days in the role of Housing Minister. Whilst the position is renowned for its revolving door status Andrew has recorded the shortest tenure of any Housing Minister in the past quarter of a century.
Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, said: “We have seen a succession of housing ministers, however, with Michael Gove retaining his position and providing strategic oversight we wouldn’t expect to see any negative effects.Â
“The market is a huge part of the economy and consistent leadership is vital. We need policies which allow for fluidity of movement, releasing more stock as well as empowering buyers at all stages of life, it is frustrating for relationship building to have changing ministers, however we work closely with civil servants who remain consistent and are ultimately the gate keepers in the machine.”
With the Prime Minister’s position teetering any potential replacement could last for an even shorter time than Andrew.
A replacement has yet to be named.
