Submitted on Sunday 19th February 2023
Rejected on Tuesday 21st February 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
DSS rental simplified.
I would like for the Government/Parliament to make it obligatory for landlords and estate agencies to accept people on DSS and/or not condition them with guarantors. This will ease pressure on borough's and council housing as people would gladly rent if that option is streamlined and made possible
Currently if you are receiving benefits and need to rent a property is almost impossible. Landlords in their majority will not accept DSS and agencies that do accept DSS they will do so only if you can provide a guarantor that owns a property. There are plenty rental that appeal to people , be it location or property type . The only thing stopping this is landlords and estate agencies. If I need a property why must it be a guarantor? Why involve a third party. This is not fair.
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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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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623546
It is up to individual landlords whether to require a guarantor for a rental property, whether or not they are in receipt of benefits.
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