{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771070.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":771070,"attributes":{"action":"Introduce Mortgage Interest Tax Relief & Help First-Time Buyers Keep Their Homes","background":"Some first-time buyers who spent years saving for their home are now facing repossession, not through recklessness, but because of unexpected increases in interest rates. We are asking the Government to temporarily exempt mortgage interest from tax for those most at risk, before it is too late.","additional_details":"First-time buyers on high interest rates are in danger of losing homes they often spent years saving for. We propose a simple scheme: anyone paying above 3% interest on a first home gets partial tax relief on monthly interest, capped by property value and income. We believe  this should be time-limited, regionally adjusted for London, and automatically end when rates fall to 3% or below. We think this is targeted, fair, and far cheaper than the cost of multiple repossessions.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":15,"closing_date":"2026-12-25","created_at":"2026-05-29T09:31:32.457Z","updated_at":"2026-06-28T08:04:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-06-25T12:18:02.534Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-29T12:21:20.000Z","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":"Mark Khateeb","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"Italy","code":"IT","signature_count":1},{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":14}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Battersea","ons_code":"E14001081","mp":"Marsha De Cordova MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Blackley and Middleton South","ons_code":"E14001103","mp":"Graham Stringer MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Brent East","ons_code":"E14001122","mp":"Dawn Butler MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cheltenham","ons_code":"E14001161","mp":"Max Wilkinson MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Christchurch","ons_code":"E14001171","mp":"Sir Christopher Chope MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ipswich","ons_code":"E14001302","mp":"Jack Abbott MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Lewisham East","ons_code":"E14001331","mp":"Janet Daby MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Lewisham West and East Dulwich","ons_code":"E14001333","mp":"Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rochester and Strood","ons_code":"E14001447","mp":"Lauren Edwards MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West Hertfordshire","ons_code":"E14001496","mp":"Mr Gagan Mohindra MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":1},{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":2},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":8},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}