Change the laws surrounding buying and selling of domestic properties.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Current laws surrounding the sale and purchase of domestic properties are old and unsuitable for the 21st. century housing market. They are unfair, and allow for buyers to 'pull out' of a purchase without penalty, costing sellers thousands of pounds in fees, which they will have to pay again.

Currently, if a person makes an offer on my property for sale, and I accept it, the buyer can pull out of the sale for any reason. Depending of the amount of time elapsed, I would have instructed solicitors who would have done background work and prepared legal documents. In the event of my buyer pulling out, I am financially responsible for all of the costs incurred by my solicitor up to that point. This is unjust. This situation does not happen with Scottish law.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Create financial penalties for property buyers who pull out of purchases: Create financial penalties for property buyers who pull out of purchases

Make home sellers liable for costs incurred by buyers if they pull out: Make home sellers liable for costs incurred by buyers if they pull out

Timeline

11 Nov 2022	Petition opened for signatures
16 Nov 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Nov 2022

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