{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/770990.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":770990,"attributes":{"action":"Cap service charge on retirement village properties during resale period.\r\n","background":"We urge the government to limit the period that service charges might apply on retirement village properties, based on fees due over a period of time considered reasonable for resale (e.g. 6 months).","additional_details":"While service charges due are recognised as being tied to the deceased’s estate, and not the individual beneficiaries or executors, capping the service charges due over a period (e.g. 6-months, at a value equivalent to when the property was first acquired) would not only encourage the management companies to promote a sale, but also encourage prospective purchasers with the knowledge of a known maximum financial commitment due from the estate (also assisting the probate process).","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":9,"closing_date":"2026-12-25","created_at":"2026-05-28T12:32:54.475Z","updated_at":"2026-06-25T17:33:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-25T14:36:45.673Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-31T17:33:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Graham Rousell","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MHCLG","name":"Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":9}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Banbury","ons_code":"E14001072","mp":"Sean Woodcock MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Beaconsfield","ons_code":"E14001082","mp":"Joy Morrissey MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Daventry","ons_code":"E14001192","mp":"Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Kenilworth and Southam","ons_code":"E14001309","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Redditch","ons_code":"E14001441","mp":"Chris Bloore MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Staffordshire Moorlands","ons_code":"E14001514","mp":"Rt Hon Dame Karen Bradley MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":5},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}