Reform MP bought Anglesey home two days after question on second homes
Sarah Pochin and her husband paid £800,000 for a listed property on Anglesey, according to The Guardian, after she asked the housing minister about second homes and rural housing availability.
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin and her husband jointly bought a Grade II-listed property on Anglesey for £800,000, The Guardian reports. The purchase was completed two days after Pochin submitted a written question to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook about second homes’ potential effect on housing availability in coastal and rural communities.
Pennycook replied that excessive concentrations of second homes and short-term lets affect the availability and affordability of homes for local residents, as well as local services. The timing reported by The Guardian does not establish whether Pochin’s question related to her own purchase.
The couple retain a home in Cheshire and have submitted plans to Anglesey council for changes to the property, the report says. Pochin represents Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire.
Anglesey council recorded 2,635 furnished homes that were not an individual’s sole or main residence as of March 2026. The council introduced a second-home council tax premium in 2016; it has since increased from 25% to 100%.
Council deputy leader Robin Wyn Williams said second homes can affect local services and community identity, and contribute to families being displaced from parts of the island. Reform UK did not respond to The Guardian’s request for comment.
