Petition · past parliament
Increase legal protection for lodgers (people with live-in landlords)
Closed
37 signatures
What the petition asks
The laws protecting lodgers need to be updated. I suggest:
1. Define live-in landlords as landlords who spend an average of 4 nights/week at the property
2. Require landlords to notify lodgers if they will be away for an extended period of time
3. Deposits from lodgers must be placed into a deposit protection scheme.
When my live-in landlord tried to kick me out of my home for having a small bible study in the house one evening, I realised that there is next to no legal protection for lodgers in the UK.
I feel landlords exploit loopholes in the law to be classified as "live-in" when they are rarely there, meaning they gain all the benefits of it without the hassle of living with lodgers.
There is a huge imbalance of power between lodgers and live-in landlords and laws need updating to address this.
2. Require landlords to notify lodgers if they will be away for an extended period of time
3. Deposits from lodgers must be placed into a deposit protection scheme.
When my live-in landlord tried to kick me out of my home for having a small bible study in the house one evening, I realised that there is next to no legal protection for lodgers in the UK.
I feel landlords exploit loopholes in the law to be classified as "live-in" when they are rarely there, meaning they gain all the benefits of it without the hassle of living with lodgers.
There is a huge imbalance of power between lodgers and live-in landlords and laws need updating to address this.
Timeline
| 20 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
37
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Jan 2021
Closed
20 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.