Petition · past parliament
Make independent inventory reporting of privately rented properties compulsory
Closed
1,100 signatures
What the petition asks
Independent inventory reporting of privately rented properties on an AST should be a mandatory requirement.
Independent inventories offer protection and help to reduce the number of deposit disputes.
Please support this petition and help us make the letting process more transparent for all.
Independent inventories offer protection and help to reduce the number of deposit disputes.
Please support this petition and help us make the letting process more transparent for all.
As the Private Rented Sector now covers a fifth of all households (EHS 2015-16), it’s crucial that tenants and landlords abide by a fair move-in/move-out process.
Key figures:
- A third of 2,500 tenants admitted having their deposit withheld and 68% believed their landlord didn’t provide good enough reason to do so (Hillarys, 2017).
- 40% of students lose well over a third of their deposit when they rent privately, while 79% do not sign a photo inventory when they move in (Money.co.uk, 2016).
Key figures:
- A third of 2,500 tenants admitted having their deposit withheld and 68% believed their landlord didn’t provide good enough reason to do so (Hillarys, 2017).
- 40% of students lose well over a third of their deposit when they rent privately, while 79% do not sign a photo inventory when they move in (Money.co.uk, 2016).
Timeline
| 31 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Apr 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,100
Status
Closed
Opened
31 Oct 2017
Closed
30 Apr 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.