Petition · past parliament
Solve the UK Housing Crisis
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Government obsession with home-ownership is unhealthy.
Providing tax incentives to private housing providers (Buy-to-Let investors) on the same basis as other countries would attract investment into the creation of more homes, thus increasing choice and rebalancing supply and demand.
Providing tax incentives to private housing providers (Buy-to-Let investors) on the same basis as other countries would attract investment into the creation of more homes, thus increasing choice and rebalancing supply and demand.
The reason the UK has a housing crisis is simple, there are not enough properties!
Property prices and rents are so high because too many people are competing for too few properties. The wealthiest get the best, many are living in poor conditions and the homelessness problem is out of control.
Private housing providers in the UK pay more tax than investors in almost all other countries. Comparisons are provided here >>> http://www.property118.com/?p=83569
Incentives = Solutions.
Property prices and rents are so high because too many people are competing for too few properties. The wealthiest get the best, many are living in poor conditions and the homelessness problem is out of control.
Private housing providers in the UK pay more tax than investors in almost all other countries. Comparisons are provided here >>> http://www.property118.com/?p=83569
Incentives = Solutions.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
In addition, we can only accept petitions started in the name of individuals, not organisations.
Timeline
| 13 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jan 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.