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Amend the law and reclassify the meaning of 'intentionally homeless'.

Submitted on Friday 9th November 2018

Published on Friday 16th November 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 16th May 2019

Signatures: 4,386

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Council ~ Law ~ remain

Petition Action

Amend the law and reclassify the meaning of 'intentionally homeless'.

Petition Details

At present, under the law, tenants who are served 'notice' are encouraged by their local council to remain in their home; for, if they leave, they are bizarrely classified as 'intentionally homeless' and are unlikely to be housed as a priority.

Additional Information

Conventional wisdom would say that if a tenant is served notice by a landlord, then they must leave. However, local councils are increasingly encouraging tenants to remain until a landlord is able to obtain a County Court Judgement in which bailiffs forcibly remove a tenant as this is the only way a tenant can qualify for long-term rehousing under the current law. This is cost prohibitive to both tenants and landlords and must be changed- being served 'notice' is not an act of intentional homelessness


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