Submitted on Friday 27th May 2022
Rejected on Monday 13th June 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Amend Housing Act 1988
Amend Housing Act 1988 so that the provisions only apply to true Assured Shorthold Tenancies rather than to long residential leases (21 years +).
The provisions currently lead to the risk that the lease of a long residential lease can be terminated if ground rent remains unpaid for more than three months (where ground rent rises to £250pa/£1000pa).
Once Court proceedings are commenced there is no ability to clear the arrears to prevent the termination. This is onerous and unnecessary where a premium has been paid to purchase the property.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
It's not clear if you want all provisions of the Housing Act 1998 relating to long-term tenancies to be repealed, or just for this legislation to be amended so that non-payment of ground rent cannot be used as a ground for eviction for long-term tenancies.
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