Housing: Sales
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will he review the requirements for house sellers to declare any neighbour dispute when selling their properties, so that owners are not dissuaded from tackling short term issues for fear of not being able to sell their homes.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
It is a legal requirement under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 that any information that would help a prospective homebuyer to make an informed decision must not be hidden or omitted.
On 6 October 2025, my Department published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. The consultations included proposals to make key property information available upfront and move towards binding contracts. We are now reviewing the feedback received and will set out details of next steps later this year.
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