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Timesharing: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to provide consumers with a statutory right to exit in-perpetuity timeshare contracts.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
6 May 2025
Target answer date
8 May 2025
Answer
14 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to provide consumers with a statutory right to exit in-perpetuity timeshare contracts.

  2. 8 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 govern the sales of timeshares. They provide significant protections, including stipulating the information consumers must be aware of prior to purchase and a14 day right to e...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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