Rejected petition Stop/delay Section 24 Mortgage interest relief to help landlords through Covid19

Covid19 is having very serious implications for UK landlords - rents not being paid as tenants are unable to work. Landlords are working with tenants to find solutions, but they still have financial obligations to meet paying the mortgages, insurance and upkeep of properties with reduced income.

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The Government has promised to help out other industries and by stopping or delaying Section 24 mortgage interest relief it will help UK landlords with their own financial crisis.This could cause a housing crisis with landlords being forced to sell properties, as they can't meet payments, compounded by the fact they will not be able to off set any mortgage payments against their cost . Help the thousands of landlords in the UK, otherwise it could lead to house prices falling as well.

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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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Date submitted 8 April 2020
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