Petition · past parliament

Occupy Oligarch properties with Ukrainian refugees

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Encourage, facilitate the occupation of Oligarch/Putin connected homes in England with Ukrainian refugees
Many properties in England are owned by Russian Putin connected Oligarchs - many of these are empty/occupied by staff; so why not seize them to house Ukrainian refugees - they will be empty if we just cease them

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the a similar action: Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government

Arrangements for housing refugees is an operational matter for the Home Office and individual local authorities.

Timeline

1 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Mar 2022

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