Petition Introduce a "Sealed Bid" system for House Buyers in England

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To propose a "sealed bid" system for English house-buyers (and sellers) so that any sale cannot be scuppered by "Gazumpers" or "Gazunderers" at the last minute.

This system is used in Scotland where the price offered for a property is sealed in an envelope and cannot be altered.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

6 signatures

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Date closed 9 November 2012
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