Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions

Create an obligatory tenancy deposit scheme for commercial premises

Closed 101 signatures

What the petition asks

Deposit schemes should be made mandatory for ALL leases not just private domestic tenants but for commercial lease deposits.
I believe that if commercial tenancies were covered by the same laws as domestics this wouldn’t be happening. Some landlords are taking advantage of the difference in the rules behind rentals, there should be no difference, every lease deposit should be protected to ensure landlord and tenant are both working to look after each other.

Timeline

4 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 101
Status Closed
Department Department for Work and Pensions
Opened 4 Oct 2022
Closed 4 Apr 2023

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