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Fix the housing crisis - more working people should be able to afford a home.
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29 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask you to address the housing crisis where (mostly) young working people are unable to buy a house/flat & are forced to rent at unreasonably high prices! A place to call home shouldn't be a luxury for the young & working, but with rent costing over half their salary this is not a reality.
We ask you to act on the following:
- Abolish Leasehold & replace with Commonhold so although they can't own a house they could own a flat (cheaper) without any added leasehold fees.
- Put a cap on rent. The rich are getting richer, buying houses, splitting them into tiny apartments & charging £1000+ a month to live in them. The government has a responsibility to stop this extortion.
- Match living wages to the cost of living, a place to call home shouldn't be a luxury for the young & working.
- Abolish Leasehold & replace with Commonhold so although they can't own a house they could own a flat (cheaper) without any added leasehold fees.
- Put a cap on rent. The rich are getting richer, buying houses, splitting them into tiny apartments & charging £1000+ a month to live in them. The government has a responsibility to stop this extortion.
- Match living wages to the cost of living, a place to call home shouldn't be a luxury for the young & working.
Timeline
| 4 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Mar 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
29
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Sep 2015
Closed
4 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.