Question follow-through · 18528

Conveyancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring conveyancing laws in England and Wales in line with Scotland.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
23 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to bring conveyancing laws in England and Wales in line with Scotland.

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap which my Department published on 19 June. It can be found on gov.uk here.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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