HC Deb 23 July 1969 vol 787 cc377-8W
66. Mr. Darling

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will seek to amend the Trade Descriptions Act to extend its provisions to the buying and selling of houses.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

We do not think that this would be the most appropriate way of dealing with the problems that remain in this field.

67. Mr. Darling

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to regulate the sale of houses through estate agents.

78. Mr. Gardner

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now introduce legislation to provide for a statutory Estate Agents Council with powers to operate a mandatory code of conduct.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

We agree that this is a field in which some measure of regulation is desirable, but cannot say when it will be possible to introduce legislation on the subject.