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Housing: Surveying

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions has she had with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor on extending the Home Survey Standard to include (a) soil, (b) lead light windows, (c) decorative lead f

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
30 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
6 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions has she had with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor on extending the Home Survey Standard to include (a) soil, (b) lead light windows, (c) decorative lead f

  2. 3 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Government has regular dialogue with The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and other professional bodies in the built environment to ensure that the services their members provide uphold the highest ethical and technical standards for consum...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Lead

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Lead: Health Hazards

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Housing: Lead

31 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Housing Ombudsman on testing for (a) lead contamination and (b) risk in housing.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Buildings: Dispute Resolution

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Planning: Mediation

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Service Charges

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Service Charges

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