The new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed Angela Rayner as Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the role she held until September 2025, and retained Matthew Pennycook as housing minister in his Cabinet.
Burnham brings back Rayner as housing secretary and retains Pennycook as housing minister
Message is one of continuity in key real estate roles
By Paul Norman
CoStar NewsJuly 21, 2026 | 7:15 AM
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