SALE OF HOUSES (Hansard, 30 June 1972)

HC Deb 30 June 1972 vol 839 cc427-8W 427W

§ Mr. James Hill
asked the Attorney-General if he will consider introducing legislation to provide a legally binding option contract on all house sales at the time the initial offer is accepted by the vendor.

§ The Attorney-General
No. It would be premature to consider legislation on this topic in advance of the Law Commission's report on agreements for the sale of houses made "subject to contract".
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§ The Attorney-General
There have been 41 prosecutions for conspiracy to corrupt public morals from 1st January, 1960, to date. Convictions were obtained in 33 of these cases. The total number of defendants convicted was 133.
The details of the cases in which convictions were obtained were as follows: