Petition · past parliament

Make house purchase legal on acceptance of offer

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

When someone places an offer to purchase a house that it is legally binding
Far too many people place offers for houses when they have no intention of going through to purchase. This is to avoid all the legal costs, surveyor costs involved and the stress factors

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

28 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Dec 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.