Petition · past parliament
Make non-payment of rent a criminal offence
Closed
29 signatures
What the petition asks
Landlords need protection from unscrupulous people who refuse to pay their rent knowing the law is in favour of the tenant. Not only will they continue to live rent free sometimes for up to a year but they will often trash the property rendering it uninhabitable and then move doing the same again.
Unscrupulous tenants deliberately fail to pay their rent knowing that the legal processes of eviction are long and tedious,They take advantage of this often causing serious damage to a property while the landlord is waiting for legal processes to take effect. These types often cause conflict with neighbours and no-one can take them to task over it. When they are eventually evicted they repeat the process elsewhere without paying a penny towards their debt or being held accountable for damage.
Timeline
| 15 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jan 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
29
Status
Closed
Opened
15 Jul 2016
Closed
15 Jan 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.