Rejected petition Regulate private landlords in the UK

Rejected on 11 October 2023

Create a governing body (or merge with the regulator of social housing providers) to oversee private landlords and create standards they must adhere to.

Prior to the cost of living crisis, private rents were already increasing. Today private rents have now soared to record highs and this affects millions of tenants every day. We need a regulator to cap rents, ensure newly created minimum standards are met and provide a body or ombudsman for tenants to turn to in times of need.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640882

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