Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Improving the home buying and selling process

Closed Opened 25 Mar 2024 Closed 28 May 2024

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

This cross-party inquiry will examine the transaction process, the information available to buyers, and the role of conveyancers and estate agents.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 25 March 2024.

The committee has not published a report yet.

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
13 May 2024	Oral Evidence Beth Rudolf · Home Buying and Selling Council, Kate Faulkner · Home Buying and Selling Group, Mairead Carroll · The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Maria Harris · Open Property Data Association, Paula Higgins · HomeOwners Alliance, Timothy Douglas · Propertymark	View ↗

6 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Beth Rudolf · Co-Chair	Home Buying and Selling Council	1
Kate Faulkner · Chair	Home Buying and Selling Group	1
Mairead Carroll · RICS Senior Property Specialist	The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	1
Maria Harris · Chair	Open Property Data Association	1
Paula Higgins · Chief Executive	HomeOwners Alliance	1
Timothy Douglas · Head of Policy & Campaigns	Propertymark	1

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
16 Apr 2024	To committee	Letter from the Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade, and the Co-Chair of the Smart Data Council to the Chair dated 9 April 2024 concerning the role of Smart Data in Improving the Home Buying and Selling Process in England