Clause 3 - Duties of responsible person where a property is on the market
Homes Bill
10:30 am
Mr Nick Raynsford (Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; Greenwich and Woolwich, Labour)
I shall not pursue the analogy any further. In those circumstances, it might be difficult for the potential buyer of the Ripon property—which might be desirable, despite its former use—to obtain the necessary documentation that the seller's pack would provide. I accept that that will not happen in the vast majority of cases, but it will in some, so safeguards should be in place. The key safeguard is that an aggrieved person can ascertain whether the law has been complied with simply by visiting the agent responsible for the marketing to establish whether a seller's pack is available. If not, the law has not been complied with.