HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 c122W
Mr. Stephen Twigg

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans his Department has to outlaw the practice of gazumping in the property market. [10240]

Mr. Hoon

We are determined to tackle the problems of gazumping and gazundering. Work is in hand across a number of Departments, steered at ministerial level, to improve the home-buying process generally, and specifically to address the issue of gazumping. This work will lead to detailed proposals which will be in the interests of everyone involved in the sale and purchase of homes.