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Amend the home buying process in England to align with Scotland

Submitted by David Gainsford on Friday 29th August 2025

Published on Tuesday 30th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 30th March 2026

Signatures: 213

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Tagged with

Accept ~ Archaic ~ Buying ~ England ~ Fairs ~ Falling ~ Law ~ Legally ~ model ~ property ~ Reform ~ Sale ~ Scotland ~ security ~ Sell ~ Tax ~ The Scottish

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Popularity

This petition has 213 signatures in total, with signatories from 143 constituencies. That makes it the 15,688th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 32% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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