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We want a statutory right where domestic abuse victims can unilaterally end their personal liability under a joint mortgage without their abuser’s consent.\r\n \r\nI feel the experiences of domestic abuse victims show a wider gap in protection: survivors should not remain vulnerable to post-separation economic abuse through a joint mortgage. Leaving an abuser should mean freedom including financial freedom.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":137,"closing_date":"2027-03-25","created_at":"2026-09-01T10:56:14.100Z","updated_at":"2026-09-26T08:13:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-25T19:45:55.448Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-09-01T14:10:00.000Z","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":"Claire-Louise Milne","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"MoJ","name":"Ministry of Justice","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":137}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Aylesbury","ons_code":"E14001071","mp":"Laura Kyrke-Smith 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