Rejected petition Force local councils to be guarantors for those who want to rent privately.

Local councils should be mandated to act as guarantors to new renters in their areas who have no guarantors for whatever reason. This will help people who can afford to rent privately but cannot get a guarantor to get a home so that they do not become homeless.

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At this time of the coronavirus an increasing number of people are being rejected as tenants because they lack a suitable guarantor for the rent despite having the financial means to pay the rent. This adds to the homelessness crisis, particularly among young people.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Local authorities are not responsible for acting as guarantors for private tenants.

We could accept a petition calling on the Government to establish a guarantor scheme for people seeking to secure private tenancies, if that's what you want to happen.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 28 October 2020
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