Petition · past parliament

Enable Councils to stop drugs parties in short term lets, eg AirBnB, Booking.com

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Where a short term let is used for one or more drugs parties Councils should be empowered to be able to shut down the short term let and impose fines should the short term letting continue to operate.
At the moment AirBnB and Booking.com present a loophole, whereby Councils are often unable to act decisively.

Drugs parties are not only illegal but dangerous. As such Council should have strong powers to bring such lettings to an end.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

The Government has said that it will prevent short-term lets importing anti-social behaviour into communities, such as noise problems or drunken and disorderly behaviour. It has said that it will do this by setting up a new registration scheme giving local authorities the data to easily identify short-term lets in their area, and that if a let proves problematic, they can take action against guests and owners.

You can find out more about these plans here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan

Timeline

6 Feb 2024 Petition opened for signatures
16 Feb 2024 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Feb 2024

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