Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are giving, further to their advice on COVID-19, to industries where social interaction is a key element of the role of a business, in particular property sales, letting and management.

On 27 March, the Government published new guidance for those who are buying, selling or letting properties during the pandemic. This guidance includes advice to both the public and industry.

Buyers who are due to move into an empty property are being advised to go ahead, but others have been told to delay their transaction.

The Government stressed that while there was no need to pull out of a purchase, people must currently stay at home to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading.