Submitted on Monday 24th September 2018
Rejected on Monday 1st October 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Tighten laws around student letting and deposit charges
Being a student isn't easy. Most of us are experiencing our first taste of independent life, and it's easy to fall into traps. I see countless students loose their deposits on student properties. Letting agents need to have stricter laws in order to prevent scams like this in the future.
Multiple letting agents have been reported to over charge and bill for uneccesary maintenance at the end of the tenancy. On top of this, they are extremely slow and unprofessional during the tenancy. Just because we are students, doesn't mean we should be subject to this patronising behaviour. We are adults who are working towards a future. Sign to tighten laws against scamming students out of their much needed money.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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. In particular, we're not sure how you'd like the laws to be tightened.
You can find out here what action to take if you can't get your deposit back:
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/renting-privately/ending-your-tenancy/getting-your-tenancy-deposit-back/
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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