Stop the leasehold debt being passed on to new buyers

Closed 66 signatures

What the petition asks

Some people are owning properties renting them out profiting on them for years not paying any service charges, then when they get a court summons for the payments owed, they sell the property via auction, on a 30 day completion, not giving the new owner time to do all the checks.

I want the government to make whom ever owned the properties in that debt period to be the debter, it should be their debt, and not sneak it off to unexpected new buyers, you can't often find these details out in a 30 day completion period. We believe this is a scam , the person that didn't pay the bills should still be responsible and a new buyer starts with clean slate, this debt is being passed on to others because the debt stays with the property, We believe it’s unfair to get a debt passed on.

Timeline

26 Nov 2025	Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2026	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 66

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Opened 26 Nov 2025

Closed 26 May 2026

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