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Estate Agents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team on the (a) prevalence of conditional selling practices by estate agents and (b) the

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team on the (a) prevalence of conditional selling practices by estate agents and (b) the

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    It is unacceptable for estate agents to withhold offers from sellers because the potential buyer declines to use their additional services. Where there is evidence of such practices, agents can face sanctions including a ban.The government is committed to...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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