Home Buying Policy, Commonhold Law and Protected Persons Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Home Buying Policy, Commonhold Law and Protected Persons

Baroness May of Maidenhead Excerpts
Thursday 20th July 2017

(7 years, 4 months ago)

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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister (Mrs Theresa May)
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This written statement confirms three machinery of Government changes.

Responsibility for home-buying policy, including estate agent regulation, will transfer from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Department for Communities and Local Government. Responsibility for commonhold law will transfer from the Ministry of Justice to the Department for Communities and Local Government. These changes will be effective immediately.

Responsibility for protected persons policy will transfer from the Ministry of Justice to the Home Office. This change will be effective immediately.

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