{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/204686.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":204686,"parliament":{"period":"2017-2019","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2019-11-06T00:01:00.000+00:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Changes to the law when buying and selling a property in England, Wales and NI","background":"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.","additional_details":"This is already a law that’s in place in Scotland, the same law should be in England, Wales and NI \r\n\r\nA few examples are:-\r\n\r\nAnother person guzumps an offer, the seller accepts and causes financial loss to the first buyer \r\n\r\nAnother 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.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2017-11-07T21:55:19.820Z","updated_at":"2020-02-26T22:34:29.757Z","rejected_at":"2017-11-09T15:32:26.467Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2017-11-08T13:40:45.724Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Laws for buying and selling property in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Assembly. \r\n\r\nYou may wish to sign this petition instead: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/201805\r\n\r\nIf you'd like to send a petition to the Northern Ireland Assembly, you can find the contact details here:\r\nhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-assembly/contact-us/\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}