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Estate Agents: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 69093 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the prevalence of estate agents who do not disclose commission payments received from the (a) mor

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Jul 2025

It is unacceptable for estate agents to withhold referral fee information from customers before they decide whether to commission services from the agent's recommended supplier.Agents who fail to disclose such fees may face sanctions and it is essential t...