Introduce the same housing laws as Scotland to protect buyers and sellers

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In Scotland a seller is locked in when selling a house once they decide to sell it and a buyer is locked in if they pull out of the sale they forfeit the deposit money it means chains are less likely to fall through costing everyone thousands of pounds offering the buyer and seller protection

Pass the same laws as Scotland so you can't pull out of a house sale and bring the chain down if you do as a buyer you pay the deposit and the seller I believe is locked in, I believe if a seller pulls out they should pay the buyers legal fees they have lost but I believe in Scotland they can't pull out of the sale

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Make house buying the same legal process in England and Wales as is in Scotland

Timeline

28 Nov 2021	Petition opened for signatures
3 Dec 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Dec 2021

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