Question follow-through · 71878
Mortgages: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider the potential merits of amending the 1979 Estate Agents Act to ban the use of conditional selling.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider the potential merits of amending the 1979 Estate Agents Act to ban the use of conditional selling.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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15 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 t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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