Closed petition Compensate owners of large holiday lets for loss of income due to 'rule of 6'

Closed on 6 April 2021

On September 9th 2020 the government announced new rules concerning social gatherings. This rule means that people owning holiday lets booked for more than 6 are required to cancel bookings. We want fair recompense based on provable losses.

The retail, hospitality and leisure grant was not based on actual losses or expenses but was a blanket grant. If you had a 1 bedroom let as a second income you got the same amount as a 6 bedroom let which provided a families only source of income. Smaller rentals are now free to continue accepting guests, larger properties are forced to close. I ask the government for fair compensation for this small section of the hospitality sector which is set to take the biggest hit from the new 'rule of 6'.