Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 77534

Estate Agents: Regulation

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation of property agents.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to ensuring that those living in the rented and leasehold sectors are protected from abuse and poor service at the hands of unscrupulous property agents. Property agents must already belong to a government-approved redress sche...
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