Petition · past parliament
legislation to cap private landlords from raising rent beyond its fair value
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Enforce legislation that prevents landlords from raising rent to cover rising mortgage interest rates. The risk of a loan increasing should not be the tenants liability.
Buy-to-let mortgages are predatory and used as a no risk loan at the detriment of tenants becoming homeless.
Buy-to-let mortgages are predatory and used as a no risk loan at the detriment of tenants becoming homeless.
Cap the amount a landlord is allowed to legally charge a tenant; based on measurable criteria, such as: amount of rooms.
The same legislation that governs private social-housing rental charges.
The same legislation that governs private social-housing rental charges.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We understand you'd like a rent increase cap, but we're not sure what you mean by 'fair value', such as increased by CPI or RPI or a lower rate.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We understand you'd like a rent increase cap, but we're not sure what you mean by 'fair value', such as increased by CPI or RPI or a lower rate.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 1 Dec 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Dec 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Dec 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.