Amend the law and reclassify the meaning of 'intentionally homeless'.

Closed 4,386 signatures

What the petition asks

At present, under the law, tenants who are served 'notice' are encouraged by their local council to remain in their home; for, if they leave, they are bizarrely classified as 'intentionally homeless' and are unlikely to be housed as a priority.

Conventional wisdom would say that if a tenant is served notice by a landlord, then they must leave. However, local councils are increasingly encouraging tenants to remain until a landlord is able to obtain a County Court Judgement in which bailiffs forcibly remove a tenant as this is the only way a tenant can qualify for long-term rehousing under the current law. This is cost prohibitive to both tenants and landlords and must be changed- being served 'notice' is not an act of intentional homelessness

Timeline

16 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
16 May 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,386

Status Closed

Opened 16 Nov 2018

Closed 16 May 2019

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