Labour U-turn over gazumping.
Series: Sunday Telegraph ; 18 July 1999, 7 & 2:27(3)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: The government is to scrap plans to include house surveys in Sellers' Packs. The packs are intended to speed up and ease the house buying process. Proposals for a pre-sale contract once a price is agreed are also being abandoned because the housing market moves too fast. Discusses gazumping, phantom buyers and fake bidders.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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The government is to scrap plans to include house surveys in Sellers' Packs. The packs are intended to speed up and ease the house buying process. Proposals for a pre-sale contract once a price is agreed are also being abandoned because the housing market moves too fast. Discusses gazumping, phantom buyers and fake bidders.