Rejected petition Cap rental charges for properties in inner city areas.

The govt must step in to ensure private landlords are not over charging for what many see as a basic human right, a place to live. The government must set out fixed caps on rental charges based of the average income of the area.

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With rental prices spiralling out of control, and less affordable housing available, Landlords are taking advantage of those desperate to secure a home by charging overcharging. Many people will be priced out of areas they have lived their entire lives, and others will never be able to save for a mortgage because they are spending over 75% of the monthly wage on rent. A landlord is not an occupation and they should not be profiting off of their fellow citizens most basic human rights

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Why was this petition rejected?

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Introduce a regulator for private landlords and caps for rent: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/589028

Create a rent cap of £700 PCM and give extra protections to renters: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/576340

Create a rent cap of £250 PCM per bedroom: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585466

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Date submitted 29 July 2021
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