Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am reassured by the support that I have had on this amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, from the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, and in particular from the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, as well as from the Which? organisation. I am somewhat surprised by what was said about the relative financial success of estate agents. I would have thought that, in the present buoyant market, the vast majority of them were doing very nicely indeed. Nevertheless, in all the circumstances and having heard what the Minister said, I am at this stage happy to beg leave to withdraw the amendment, although I suggest that we will come to this again at Third Reading. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 64 [Extent]: