Clause 247
Housing and Regeneration Bill
3:15 pm
Alistair Burt (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; North East Bedfordshire, Conservative)
But my point is that if I were a purchaser and I knew that I needed a certificate, my lawyer would not let me complete the sale unless I had received it. Why would anyone else need to be involved? If the vendor did not produce one, I would not go ahead with the sale, so it is in their interests to produce one. Who else needs to be involved?