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Regulation Of Estate Agents

EDM number 1825 in 2006-07, proposed by Clive Betts on 03/07/2007.

That this House recognises that buying a house is usually the single biggest transaction a person or family will ever make; notes recent research by Halifax Estate Agents which found that six in 10 people think that there should be a compulsory licensing scheme for estate agents to ensure that high quality standards are met; is concerned that the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill will not make licensing for estate agents compulsory; is further concerned that whilst nearly 80 per cent. of people believe that there should be a standard format for important information when dealing with estate agents, the Bill makes no provision for this; welcomes the move by Halifax Estate Agents voluntarily to introduce new style summary boxes on agency agreements which will show information including such as cancellation terms, fees and agreement type; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals for a compulsory licensing scheme for all estate agents in consultation with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a summary box on all agency agreements.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Clive Betts03/07/2007Sheffield, AttercliffeLabourProposed
Brian Iddon03/07/2007Bolton South EastLabourSeconded
Lorely Burt03/07/2007SolihullLiberal DemocratSeconded
Susan Kramer03/07/2007Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSeconded
Patrick Hall03/07/2007BedfordLabourSeconded
Nick Harvey03/07/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew George03/07/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Turner04/07/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Rudi Vis04/07/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin04/07/2007Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore04/07/2007HendonLabourSigned
Janet Dean04/07/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty04/07/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones04/07/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders04/07/2007TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins05/07/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins05/07/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Alan Meale05/07/2007MansfieldLabourSigned
Vincent Cable05/07/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew05/07/2007StroudLabourSigned
David Taylor05/07/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard09/07/2007WalthamstowLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster09/07/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Paul Holmes09/07/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/07/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan10/07/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Paul Truswell10/07/2007PudseyLabourSigned
David Anderson10/07/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Stephen Williams10/07/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane11/07/2007Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce11/07/2007GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell11/07/2007Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington12/07/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Battle12/07/2007Leeds WestLabourSigned
Janet Anderson12/07/2007Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Diane Abbott12/07/2007Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer12/07/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/07/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Leech16/07/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chaytor18/07/2007Bury NorthLabourSigned
David Heyes23/07/2007Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell24/07/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Pelling24/07/2007Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley25/07/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John McDonnell25/07/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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