Rejected petition Change the antiquated House Selling and Buying system in England & Wales.

Change the antiquated house selling and buying system that currently exists in England and Wales, to something like Scotland or the Commonwealth countries.

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Introduce a smarter, slicker system that fits with modern life and works in a timely manner. It needs to deliver a system that protects both buyers/ sellers from unscrupulous buyers/sellers who drag their heels and back out of a sale at the last minute, causing untold stress and financial losses. For example, a system with a deposit or early contract exchange or even an element done on line through the Land Registry. There are plenty of workable solutions as examples which could be followed.

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Amend the home buying process in England to align with Scotland
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/739512

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Date submitted 23 January 2026
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