Submitted on Tuesday 11th November 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 10th December 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
If you pull out of a house sale, you are liable for any costs incurred
If a buyer pulls out of a house sale, they should be liable for any costs incurred by all parties involved.
It is wrong that buyers can change their mind at any point leaving other parties to pick up legal costs, searches, reservation fees etc..
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Amend the home buying process in England to align with Scotland" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/739512
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