This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop Mortgage Companies flagging up Self-Employed grants as a "red flag"
This week it was published that Self-Employed people who took any Government grant for help during lock down would be classed as a red flag with Mortgage Companies.
Self-Employed have suffered enough during this lockdown. The Government must stop this nonsense!!
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We want the Government to take into account the decline of peoples income and STOP Mortgage Companies from blocking mortgages or using a government grant (which will have tax paid on it) as a red flag!
Grants or lack of income should NOT be used as a weapon against people who were forced to close their businesses.
Mortgage Companies should not be allowed to discriminate between furloughed workers and self-Employed workers!
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.
Decisions about lending, including for mortgages, are a matter for individual lenders, not the Government or House of Commons. As a result it is not possible for the Government or House of Commons to take the action you have requested.
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