Petition · past parliament

Bring in a law to protect the public from dishonest and bad builders

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

I'm starting this petition as I want people to be protected from bad builders. The one I had left our conservatory unsafe, our garage and porch roofs are still leaking, the rendering fell off the front of our garage, we have rust marks around all windows and doors on the rendering.
What I'd like to be done is a law brought in to stop these rogue traders.

. Ensure all of the rated sites for builders are fully licensed and have honest reviews and are inspected by a Government Inspector yearly
. Builders to obtain a licence and abide by H&S Law

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 a similar action: Introduce statutory regulation of builders

If you're unhappy with building work you can find out about your options here: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/getting-home-improvements-done/problem-with-home-improvements/

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
19 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Oct 2022

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