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Allow letting agents to access tenants' criminal records before accepting

Submitted by Kayleigh Vernon on Tuesday 27th May 2025

Published on Monday 30th June 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 30th December 2025

Signatures: 60

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Accept ~ Access ~ Agents ~ Criminal ~ Danger ~ Entitled ~ risk ~ Risks ~ Shared ~ Staff ~ Worried

Petition Action

Allow letting agents to access tenants' criminal records before accepting

Petition Details

We want the government to protect letting agents against dangerous tenants and give them full access to tenants' criminal histories, including beyond just convictions, so they can decide whether to accept them.

Additional Information

I feel that letting agents are at risk because they are not entitled to receive this information on potentially dangerous tenants. I am worried they cannot protect staff/other tenants if in shared accommodation.


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