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Housing: Sales

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 10314

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of introducing conditional contracts to make house transactions binding at an early stage.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap which my Department published on 19 June. It can be found on gov.uk here.

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