Submitted on Wednesday 6th May 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop Private Landlords charging rent to students during lockdown
Private Landlords should be waivering rent to students. Since lockdown began most students have been obliged to go home yet Landlords are still demanding rent. Landlords are entitled to apply for a mortgage holiday and from a moral & ethical perspective they should not be charging students rent
My daughter came home from her private student house when lockdown began. I lost all of my income as a Co Director and advised the Rent Management Company. Despite this, they kept sending demanding texts and emails for unpaid rent. I requested the Landlord apply for a mortgage holiday to which he declined. My daughter also has to pay deposit and half rent for July + August for next year despite no household income. This is causing stress to hundreds of students during these unprecedented times
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Suspending payments for rent or ending a tenancy early 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/
You might like to sign these petitions, which call for similar actions:
Enable private tenants early release from tenancy agreements due to Covid-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312609
Refund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304855
Refund third term rent for students in private accommodation: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319510
Encourage lenders, landlords and utilities to freeze payments during lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302256
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