Estate Agents: Client Money Protection
Lords · Question HL3563 · Tabled 15 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 28 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Porter of Spalding
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number, and (2) the overall proportion of, letting and property agents who have not signed up to the client money protection scheme.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 28 Sep 2026
My Department has made no specific estimate of the number and the overall proportion of letting and property agents who have not signed up to a Client Money Protection (CMP) scheme.It is the duty of every local authority in England to enforce the requirem...