Petition · past parliament
Change the law around sellers pulling out of housing sales and leaving buyer fee
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should put protection in place for buyers when fees have been paid for solicitors and searches and the seller pulls the sale before completion. England is one of few places globally that allows this to happen. The party pulling out of the process should be responsible for all fees.
To protect all parties from unnecessary fees / time loss for all parties.
The government should put a practise / law in place that the party pulling out of a sale after a particular time frame or searches / surveys have been completed should be liable for all fees incurred if they decide to withdraw from the process regardless of the reason. There should be a common agreement in all solicitor services that protect those who are paying money for property surveys etc.
The government should put a practise / law in place that the party pulling out of a sale after a particular time frame or searches / surveys have been completed should be liable for all fees incurred if they decide to withdraw from the process regardless of the reason. There should be a common agreement in all solicitor services that protect those who are paying money for property surveys etc.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.