Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 75157

Housing: Sales

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of conditional selling by estate agents.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Figures relating to conditional selling by estate agents are not held by the department. 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...

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