Petition · past parliament

A history of no rent arrears should be enough to rent a property.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently when renting a property a credit check is carried out on prospective tenants. This means a people who have NEVER had rent arrears are being overlooked & rejected for properties over non housing related debts, that could be from years ago which is unfair & adding to the housing crisis.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Parliament and Government aren't responsible for deciding what checks to do before renting someone a property.

Timeline

24 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.