Submitted on Friday 1st March 2019
Rejected on Monday 11th March 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Enforce legal repercussions for letting agents overcharging at end of tenancies.
Many letting agents deem it acceptable to try and charge excessive amounts for repairs at the end of a tenancy, which are not often undertaken. The only way to overcome this is through the DPS which takes many months to complete and affects those in vulnerable financial situations who cannot wait.
Even if the money does get awarded back to the tenants, no repercussions are taken against the agencies who were trying to overcharge. Due to both no consequences for the agencies and financial circumstances for the tenants, these excessive charges are frequently being accepted. This happens time and time again with student properties and happened to myself in all 3 of the houses I rented whilst at university. It is unacceptable to take advantage of people in vulnerable situations and receive no consequences.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand you are concerned about mismanagement of end of tenancy processes but we're not sure what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do, in particular what you mean by "enforce legal percussions".
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition calling for the DPS to be given powers to seek fines on landlords if that is something you would like to see happen.
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