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Landlords should be asked for references to show they will be good landlords too

Submitted on Friday 22nd May 2020

Rejected on Friday 31st July 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Landlords should be asked for references to show they will be good landlords too

Petition Details

Tenants are often asked to give references to show they can afford the property, and will be good tenants. This includes providing previous landlord references. It is therefore only fair that similar background checks are required of landlords too, to minimise risks of renting from rogue landlords.

Additional Information

Landlord background checks would help shed light on lanlords’ history with previous tenants, and ensure two-way transparency when it comes to private renting in the UK. With the increase in rogue landlords, tenants also have a right to know that they are going to have a reliable and trustworthy landlord. Private renting in the UK urgently needs reforms, and without government intervention, it is unlikely that such reforms in the sector would take place.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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