The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is reforming the home buying and selling process to improve transparency and reduce friction in conveyancing. The Housing Market Reform Bill and Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill address material information disclosure (including coastal erosion and landslide risks), estate agent practices, and park home commission payments.
In response to: Home buying and selling reform
In response to: Material information in property listings
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of adequacy of cross-government preparedness to address the social and housing impacts of coastal erosion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is engaging with insurers and mortgage lenders regarding coastal erosion risks in places such as Hemsby.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of coastal erosion at Hemsby on property insurance and mortgage availability.
The estate agent and conveyancing processes fail to reliably identify or disclose coastal erosion and landslide risks, leaving homebuyers without vital information. This is unacceptable given that clear risk data is already publicly available through tools such as National Coastal …
Coastal erosion and landslide risk should be included as material information in conveyancing, and the Government NCERM website should be signposted. The conveyancing profession and estate agents should be required to inform prospective homebuyers if a home falls within the …
The draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill will bring forward reforms designed to modernise, strengthen and reinvigorate the commonhold and leasehold framework.
Summary of responses to a discussion paper on the park homes commission payment.
This call for evidence seeks to understand the rationale for the commission paid when a park home is sold, how the commission rate was set, the role it plays within existing legislation and the sector’s business model. There has been …
This consultation seeks views on guidance to make important property information available upfront for home buyers and sellers.
The government is consulting on proposals to strengthen consumer protections in relation to ticket resales.
This consultation seeks views on proposals to improve the home buying and selling process.
UIN: HCWS951 My Noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage) has today made the following statement:The government is determined to modernise the home buying and selling process. A well-functioning system allows people to move...
UIN: HLWS944 The government is determined to modernise the home buying and selling process. A well-functioning system allows people to move into the right homes at the right time, enables households to put down roots in a community and supports …
This consultation seeks views on guidance to make important property information available upfront for home buyers and sellers.
The government is consulting on proposals to strengthen consumer protections in relation to ticket resales.
UIN: HCWS427 The current home buying and selling process is notoriously slow, with transactions taking 21 weeks on average whilst countries like Norway manage this in as little as 4 weeks. This is costly and uncertain for households with one …
UIN: HLWS423 My Honourable Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Homelessness and Democracy (Rushanara Ali MP) has today made the following statement:The current home buying and selling process is notoriously slow, with transactions taking 21 weeks on ...
The government is consulting on proposals to strengthen consumer protections in relation to ticket resales.
This is a public call for evidence by HM Land Registry. HM Land Registry (HMLR) is a non-ministerial department, responsible for protecting the right to property and providing services and data that underpin an efficient and informed property market. By …
This is a public call for evidence by HM Land Registry. HM Land Registry (HMLR) is a non-ministerial department, responsible for protecting the right to property and providing services and data that underpin an efficient and informed property market. By …
The Government is consulting on the transparency of land ownership when trusts are involved in the ownership structure. This consultation seeks views on improving transparency of land ownership involving trusts. It seeks specific views on options to widen access to …
The Government is consulting on the transparency of land ownership when trusts are involved in the ownership structure. This consultation seeks views on improving transparency of land ownership involving trusts. It seeks specific views on options to widen access to …
Third Reading 15:50:00 Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con): My Lords, I have it on command from His Majesty the King to acquaint the House that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Domestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) …
Seeking proposals from private investors, delivery organisations or partnerships between them to provide new routes into affordable homeownership.
Order of Commitment 12:25:00 Lord Foster of Bath (LD): My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak …
In response to: Right to Buy sales statistics: proposed changes
We are seeking views on proposals for the future production of the Right to Buy sales Official Statistics.
Second Reading 10:05:00 Moved by Lord Foster of Bath: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Foster of Bath (LD): My Lords, the Bill is a useful prelude to the following Healthy Homes Bill from the noble …
First Reading 15:15:00 A Bill to require an electrical safety certificate to be provided to a prospective purchaser of a domestic premises in specified circumstances, and for connected purposes. Lord Foster of Bath (LD): My Lords, I declare the assistance …
We are seeking views on proposals for the future production of the Right to Buy sales Official Statistics.
We are seeking views on proposals for the future production of the Right to Buy sales Official Statistics.
We are seeking views on delivering a New Homes Ombudsman for buyers of new build homes.
We are seeking views on delivering a New Homes Ombudsman for buyers of new build homes.
We are seeking views on delivering a New Homes Ombudsman for buyers of new build homes.
Seeking proposals from private investors, delivery organisations or partnerships between them to provide new routes into affordable homeownership.
Seeking proposals from private investors, delivery organisations or partnerships between them to provide new routes into affordable homeownership.
We are seeking views on how membership of mandatory client money protection schemes in England should be designed, implemented and enforced.
We are seeking views on how membership of mandatory client money protection schemes in England should be designed, implemented and enforced.
We are seeking views on how membership of mandatory client money protection schemes in England should be designed, implemented and enforced.
We are seeking views on the details for the regulations to support the starter homes clauses in the Housing and Planning Bill.
We are seeking views on the details for the regulations to support the starter homes clauses in the Housing and Planning Bill.
We are seeking views on the details for the regulations to support the starter homes clauses in the Housing and Planning Bill.
We are seeking views on changes to the Homes and Communities Agency guidance and the shared ownership model leases.
We are seeking views on changes to the Homes and Communities Agency guidance and the shared ownership model leases.
We are seeking views on changes to the Homes and Communities Agency guidance and the shared ownership model leases.
A Bill to amend section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 to extend the use of local occupancy clauses to certain urban areas with the permission of the Secretary of State; to increase the qualifying period