Petition · past parliament

Lobby UK BTL lenders/ banks/ funders & the Financial Conduct Authority.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Landlords & investors are finding it almost impossible to refinance existing properties, or indeed purchase new BTL properties, which is stifling the investment sector and more importantly the surrounding industries related and reliant on the UK BTL market.
The property sector is an integral part of the economy, this problem is not specific to landlords/ investors, for example builders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, architects, planning consultants, builders merchants, estate agents, mortgage Brokers, Insurance Brokers. The increased costs with owning BTL property will ultimately be passed onto to the hard-working people that rent in the UK. In may also lead to a temporary shortage of available housing, something nobody wants to see happen. We need creative and decisive action to be taken immediately by the government and UK banking sector.

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 understand that you're concerned about the buy to let market, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

12 Jul 2023 Petition opened for signatures
17 Jul 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Jul 2023

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