This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Obligatory Reporting of Rent Payments on Credit Files same as Mortgage Payments
Rent is one of the most expensive bills people have if they don't have a mortgage yet nothing shows on your credit file if you pay your rent on time. Time to get this reported every month same as Mortgage repayments.
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Rent payments have never counted towards building your credit history but they should.
This should be a legal requirement same as mortgage repayments.
If you don't pay your rent on time you can also get evicted same as mortgages therefore regardless of your financial situation you should be treated the same
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The Government or Parliament are not responsible for credit reports, which are produced by private companies.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.