{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/775043.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":775043,"attributes":{"action":"Override leasehold clauses that block London's 90-day short-term letting right","background":"Legislate to override leasehold clauses that prevent leaseholders from using London's statutory 90-night short-term letting allowance, helping to protect first-time buyers and other leaseholders facing financial hardship.","additional_details":"Londoners can let homes for 90 nights a year to offset high mortgages, service charges, and utility bills. However, restrictive lease covenants banning lets under six months exclude leaseholders from this planning flexibility. Long-term letting is no longer a practical alternative for temporary relief due to costly borough licensing fees and the Renters' Rights Act 2025, which replaced fixed-term tenancies with periodic arrangements. The Government should make lease clauses blocking short-term lets within the 90-night limit legally unenforceable, aligning leasehold law with planning policy.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":8,"closing_date":"2027-02-12","created_at":"2026-06-25T12:06:37.337Z","updated_at":"2026-08-13T11:54:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-08-12T15:31:19.481Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-18T09:53:10.000Z","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":"Malgorzata Burek","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":8}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bethnal Green and Stepney","ons_code":"E14001086","mp":"Rushanara Ali MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Chatham and Aylesford","ons_code":"E14001157","mp":"Tristan Osborne MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Croydon West","ons_code":"E14001188","mp":"Sarah Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Ely and East Cambridgeshire","ons_code":"E14001224","mp":"Charlotte Cane MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"East of England","ons_code":"G","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":5},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}