Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 April 1994. It was answered by Lord Heseltine (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 April 1994 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: What plans he has to circulate copies of the principal report by Wilde Sapte and Maclay Murray and Spens entitled Information and Protection of Transactions concerning Immovable Property Purchased by Consumers to the Confederation of British Industry, the National Association of Estate Agents, the Building Societies Association, the Building Employers Confederation, the Personal Investment Authority, the Law Society and all those financial services regulatory bodies whose members are involved in the provision of advice about lending in connection with immovable property purchase; pursuant to c203-4W, whether he now intends to make available to industry copies of the report; what plans he has to bring forward proposals to change the law in any of those areas which are his responsibility and which were included in the recommendations of the report.

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