Submitted on Friday 3rd April 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Negotiate Manor Villages Summer Rent Payment due to COVID-19
Private student accommodation companies should be open to negotiation around rent payments due to COVID-19. Manor Villages and private student accommodation companies are demanding rent for the summer term even though students cannot return to their accommodation due to Coronavirus.
Students are experiencing significant financial and personal hardship due to Covid-19. Most universities have recognised this and have allowed students not to pay summer term rent payments. Some private companies are demanding students pay 100% of their rent for the summer term. If students return to the accommodation they would be going against Government advice and putting themselves and others at risk. We want to negotiate a fair and reasonable compromise.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Suspending payments for rent is a matter for individual landlords, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
The Government has published an FAQ for university students on Covid-19, which includes advice on accommodation costs: dfemedia.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/09/university-students-covid19-faq/
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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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