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Lawyers oppose seller's packs

Series: Financial Times ; 8 January 2001, 4(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Law Society attacks government plan to impose fines of up to £5,000 on sellers and estate agents who refuse to use the new seller's packs, designed to speed up the house-buying process. The Law Society believes that criminal law should not be used to enforce the scheme, and that the inclusion of a survey in the pack should be optional.

Law Society attacks government plan to impose fines of up to £5,000 on sellers and estate agents who refuse to use the new seller's packs, designed to speed up the house-buying process. The Law Society believes that criminal law should not be used to enforce the scheme, and that the inclusion of a survey in the pack should be optional.