Minister defends home sales packs
Series: Financial Times ; 25 November, 3(1)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: The sellers' packs, designed to speed up the selling process and help the consumer, may cost up to £700, according to claims made by estate agents and the Law Society and could stop tentative sellers from putting their house on the market. Nick Raynsford, the housing minister, said that the packs had been successful in a pilot in Bristol and that homeowners would not necessarily have to pay for the packs: the price would be up to estate agents.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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The sellers' packs, designed to speed up the selling process and help the consumer, may cost up to £700, according to claims made by estate agents and the Law Society and could stop tentative sellers from putting their house on the market. Nick Raynsford, the housing minister, said that the packs had been successful in a pilot in Bristol and that homeowners would not necessarily have to pay for the packs: the price would be up to estate agents.