Question follow-through · 38481
Housing: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the obligation on (a) sellers, (b) estate agents and (c) solicitors to ensure that property is transferred
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 14 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the obligation on (a) sellers, (b) estate agents and (c) solicitors to ensure that property is transferred
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2025
Answer published
The government has published consumer guidance on how to sell a home which sets out that sellers should leave their property in the condition they wish to find their next home. We know that the overall process of buying and selling a home is far too time ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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