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Introduce a rent cap on student accommodation

Submitted by Pippa Bethany Green on Monday 16th February 2026

Published on Monday 30th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 30th September 2026

Current Signatures: 105
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Access ~ concerns ~ Education ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ Higher Education ~ IMPACT ~ Landlords ~ local ~ mentalhealth ~ Pace ~ Prevent ~ rent cap ~ Rents ~ RISE ~ risk ~ Studies ~ Universities ~ work

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Popularity

This petition has 105 signatures in total, with signatories from 51 constituencies. That makes it the 974th most popular open petition, and the 21,317th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 16% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 2% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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