PE1957 : Home Reports - make surveyors more accountable
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:
- ensure surveyors are legally responsible for the accuracy of information provided in the single survey; and
- increase the liability on surveyors to pay repair bills where a Home Report fails to highlight existing faults in the condition of the property.
Petitioner: Catherine Donaghy
Status: Closed
Date published: 09 August 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (132.4KB, pdf) (132KB, pdf) posted 29 August 2022
Committee Meetings
07 December 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Law Society of Scotland, Under One Roof, Built Environment Forum Scotland, and the Scottish Law Commission. Paul Sweeney MSP declared an interest as a board member of the Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
Official Report of Meeting 07 December 2022
17 May 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 17 May 2023
21 February 2024: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 21 February 2024
Written Submissions
PE1957/A: Scottish Government submission of 6 September 2022 (75.1KB, pdf) (75KB, pdf) posted 10 October 2022
PE1957/B: Petitioner submission of 11 October 2022 (144.3KB, pdf) (144KB, pdf) posted 28 October 2022
PE1957/C: Scottish Law Commission submission of 21 December 2022 (90.3KB, pdf) (90KB, pdf) posted 06 January 2023
PE1957/D: Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) submission of 20 January 2023 (107.3KB, pdf) (107KB, pdf) posted 30 January 2023
PE1957/E: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors submission of 20 January 2023 (162KB, pdf) (162KB, pdf) posted 20 February 2023
PE1957/F: Law Society of Scotland submission of 20 January 2023 (137KB, pdf) (137KB, pdf) posted 04 April 2023
PE1957/G: Scottish Government submission of 16 June 2023 (149KB, pdf) (149KB, pdf) posted 21 June 2023