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Estate Agents: Regulation

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125966

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current regulation of property agents in relation to (a) court-ordered property sales, and (b) vulnerable individuals.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 77534 on 17 October 2025 and UIN 113165 on 2 March 2026.

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