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Housing: Sales

Asked by Linsey FarnsworthLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 89015

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rights of property buyers in the context of consultations on home buying and selling reform and the provision of material information in property listings.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, property listings must already not omit information that the average consumer needs to make an informed transactional decision.

I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the proposals set out in the home buying and selling consultations published on 6 October 2025. They can be found on gov.uk here and here.

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