Tighten laws around student letting and deposit charges

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Being a student isn't easy. Most of us are experiencing our first taste of independent life, and it's easy to fall into traps. I see countless students loose their deposits on student properties. Letting agents need to have stricter laws in order to prevent scams like this in the future.

Multiple letting agents have been reported to over charge and bill for uneccesary maintenance at the end of the tenancy. On top of this, they are extremely slow and unprofessional during the tenancy. Just because we are students, doesn't mean we should be subject to this patronising behaviour. We are adults who are working towards a future. Sign to tighten laws against scamming students out of their much needed money.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure how you'd like the laws to be tightened.

You can find out here what action to take if you can't get your deposit back:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/renting-privately/ending-your-tenancy/getting-your-tenancy-deposit-back/

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

24 Sep 2018	Petition opened for signatures
1 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Oct 2018

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