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Ask banks to freeze personal/business loan/mortgages automatically for 6 months

Submitted on Monday 16th March 2020

Rejected on Thursday 26th March 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ask banks to freeze personal/business loan/mortgages automatically for 6 months

Petition Details

Request the government to instruct all banks to freeze loan repayment on all loans automatically including small business loan and mortgages for 6 months without questions asked.

Additional Information

To beat hardship caused by Corona Virus, resulting in difficulties paying staff wages, rent, bills, mortgages, personal loan and business loan repayments. Without this more business will closed down and staff will be made redundant and people might lose homes and become homeless.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Suspending payments for mortgages and loans is a matter for mortgage providers and lenders, and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out about asking for a mortgage holiday from lenders here: www.fca.org.uk/consumers/mortgages-coronavirus-consumers

You can find out about what Government support is available for businesses as a result of coronavirus here: www.businesssupport.gov.uk/

If you want the Government to encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256

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