Amend the home buying process in England to align with Scotland
We ask the UK Government to reform property law in England to align more closely with the Scottish model. The process in Scotland makes offers legally binding earlier, which we think helps reduce fall-throughs and creates a more secure, fair process for all.
Signatures
213
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 213/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 213/100,000
- 30 MAR 2026Petition closedFinal total: 213 signatures
- 30 SEPT 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We believe the home buying/selling process in England is archaic, slow, uncertain and costly. Sales can often fail due to legal loopholes like gazumping & late stage withdrawals. We think these could be prevented by making accepted offers legally binding earlier, and introducing set timescales to complete transactions.
We believe these changes would help protect buyers and sellers, reduce wasted costs, and could mean the government will receive more taxes quicker.