Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Give Local councils more funding & new powers to evict council house tenants
Open for signatures
58 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to provide funding and new powers to local councils to ensure they are able to carry out evictions of council house tenants for repeated, evidenced antisocial behaviour.
We believe local councils must be given these powers and funds to better balance supporting vulnerable tenants with protecting communities. Where antisocial behaviour is persistent and well documented, current eviction processes can often be slow and complex, allowing harm to neighbours to continue. We ask the Government to reform the law to empower local councils to take swifter action in these cases, while retaining safeguards, so councils can act proportionately, protect residents, and maintain safe communities.
Timeline
| 3 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
58
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened
3 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.