Submitted on Tuesday 7th November 2017
Rejected on Thursday 9th November 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Changes to the law when buying and selling a property in England, Wales and NI
In England, Wales and NI there is no law in place or written negotiation between both solicitors - a purchaser and buyer when an offer is made on a property. The ‘missive’ or contract as it’s known in Scotland would prevent financial loss to gazumping, gazundering and pulling out of a property sale.
This is already a law that’s in place in Scotland, the same law should be in England, Wales and NI
A few examples are:-
Another person guzumps an offer, the seller accepts and causes financial loss to the first buyer
Another where a buyer at the start of the chain decides a week before completion to pull out, again causing financial loss not only to all parties in the chain but to the solicitors and estate agents for their time.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Laws for buying and selling property in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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