This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about base interest rates are a matter for the Bank of England, not the UK Government or Parliament. Similarly, decisions about interest rates for mortgages are a matter for lenders, not the Government or Parliament.

Many mortgage lenders have agreed to new commitments to support borrowers to help them through this difficult period. You can find out more about these commitments here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/mortgage-charter/mortgage-charter

We have also published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Allow people to pay their mortgage through salary sacrifice: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/633889

Provide Tax Relief on Mortgage Interest for Single Homeowners: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/638542

Take back control of interest rates from the Bank of England: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639682