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Limit rent charges on new shared ownership properties to ground rent

Submitted by Richenda Thompson on Saturday 2nd July 2022

Published on Thursday 7th July 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 21st January 2023

Signatures: 136

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Affordable ~ crisis ~ Government ~ Houses ~ Housing ~ housing crisis ~ income families ~ INCREASE ~ inflation ~ Mortgage ~ Mortgage Rates ~ mortgages ~ People ~ property ~ RISE ~ Shared ~ Steps ~ system ~ The Government ~ work

Petition Action

Limit rent charges on new shared ownership properties to ground rent

Petition Details

We believe the current shared ownership system does not work. The rent and mortgage combined can make it unaffordable for many, especially younger people. The rent element should constitute ground rent only, and not a rental charge for the share of the property the tenant does not own.

Additional Information

With rising mortgage rates and inflation contributing to increased rent, many low-income families are struggling to make shared ownership work. We believe this step could help tackle the housing crisis the Government is facing, and make shared ownership properties more affordable.


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