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Estate Agents

Asked by Matt WesternLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10117

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the regulations on the duration an estate agent can leave a to let or for rent sign outside a property that is no longer on the market.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government has not undertaken a formal assessment of the adequacy of the regulations on the duration an estate agent can leave a to let or for rent sign outside a property that is no longer on the market. We are not aware of widespread concerns about this issue.

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