The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities supports communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work. DLUHC is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies.
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities
Ministers
Extend length of occupancy required for business rates exemption to six months
Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
256 signatures
Extend Help to Buy scheme to people who have previously owned a home abroad
Open from Wednesday 23rd March 2022 to Friday 7th October 2022
256 signatures
Ban the use of blanket 'no pet' clauses in rental contracts
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
250 signatures
Make allotment space a legal requirement for new major housing developments.
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
248 signatures
Make 'no fault' evictions illegal now
Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
247 signatures
Require council tax discounts for dementia are backdated to the diagnosis date
Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
242 signatures
Require local authorities obtain DBS checks before licensing Tattoo Artists
Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
230 signatures
Require 20% of sale price for new build homes be held for the snagging period
Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
227 signatures
Require toilets in all baby changing facilities
Opened on Monday 20th November 2023
224 signatures so far
Create an Accessible and Inclusive Parks Fund
Open from Friday 17th June 2022 to Saturday 31st December 2022
217 signatures
Increase protections for new home owners against snags and defects
Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
213 signatures
Increase funding for youth organisations across the county
Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
211 signatures
Fund places for homeless people to cook in
Opened on Wednesday 3rd April 2024
203 signatures so far
New law to guarantee new social housing tenancies for victims of violence
Opened on Tuesday 2nd April 2024
196 signatures so far
Introduce stricter regulations and inspections for new build homes
Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
192 signatures
Ban communal boilers for housing estates
Opened on Friday 1st March 2024
190 signatures so far
Require council tax discount for all over-65s with dementia
Open from Friday 10th September 2021 to Thursday 10th March 2022
189 signatures
Give residents rights to council tax refunds where they do not receive a service
Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
188 signatures
Ban councils from building high-density housing on school playgrounds
Opened on Friday 16th February 2024
187 signatures so far
Ensure everyone experiencing homelessness can access emergency accommodation
Open from Tuesday 10th October 2023 to Wednesday 10th April 2024
186 signatures
Impose stricter regulations on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Open from Friday 13th January 2023 to Thursday 13th July 2023
186 signatures
New environmental requirements in law for new buildings to reduce emissions
Open from Tuesday 28th March 2023 to Thursday 28th September 2023
177 signatures
Change the legislation in s.228(7) of the Highways Act 1980
Open from Wednesday 1st February 2023 to Tuesday 1st August 2023
177 signatures
Introduce statutory licensing & regulation of builders and construction workers
Open from Wednesday 10th November 2021 to Tuesday 10th May 2022
175 signatures
Do not restrict the use of tents by homeless people
Opened on Wednesday 15th November 2023
174 signatures so far
'Rent freeze' in England for public and private rented properties
Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
174 signatures
Provide the £150 council tax rebate to all bands, not just band A to D
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
172 signatures
Require Ice Safety Equipment as standard at all bodies of water.
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
168 signatures
Impose caps on annual rent rises and additional taxes on vacant properties
Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
161 signatures so far
Abolish the Planning Inspectorate and reform local planning decision making
Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
160 signatures
Repeal the 1824 Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
Open from Tuesday 25th May 2021 to Thursday 25th November 2021
160 signatures
Make bike storage pods a requirement for all new building developments
Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
155 signatures
Increase the minimum penalties for those found guilty of fly tipping
Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
154 signatures
Allow people to own the land their homes stand on instead of the Crown
Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
151 signatures so far
Dramatically increase funding for children’s social services
Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
149 signatures
Reform Council Tax For England to Reflect Occupancy and not Property Value
Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
148 signatures so far
Make it mandatory for every building to be accessible for wheelchairs
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
147 signatures
Require all new buildings to have rainwater storage for flushing toilets
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
147 signatures
Improve the minimum soundproofing requirements for residences
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
146 signatures
Provide funding for specialist community centres targeting homeless youths
Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
143 signatures
Limit rent charges on new shared ownership properties to ground rent
Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
136 signatures
Provide additional funding for local authorities for youth clubs
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
135 signatures
Require councils to provide secure dog fields for exercising XLs & other breeds
Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
133 signatures so far
Require Levelling Up Fund applicants to consult on plans
Opened on Friday 22nd December 2023
133 signatures so far
Give residential freeholders a Right to Manage communal areas
Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
126 signatures
Make it easier to build eco-dwellings on agricultural land
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
125 signatures so far
Make house buying the same legal process in England and Wales as is in Scotland
Open from Friday 10th September 2021 to Thursday 10th March 2022
125 signatures
Require planning fees be ringfenced for planning services
Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
124 signatures
Introduce a cap for annual rent increases
Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
120 signatures
Make it a legal requirement that all new homes have solar energy installed.
Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
117 signatures
Ban 'anti-homeless' hostile architecture
Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
117 signatures
Require local authorities better protect victims of anti-social neighbours
Open from Wednesday 6th September 2023 to Wednesday 6th March 2024
115 signatures
Ban the installation of digital billboards in outdoor public spaces
Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
115 signatures
Create a Legal Duty of Care to End Homelessness
Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
114 signatures
Review the sale/purchase of properties to streamline and improve protections
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
113 signatures so far
Require all new build properties to have solar power generation installed
Open from Wednesday 28th June 2023 to Thursday 28th December 2023
113 signatures
Allow the Local Government Ombudsman to regulate town and parish councils.
Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
113 signatures
Public Inquiry into Business Rates on Smaller Businesses
Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
112 signatures so far
Abolish the Vagrancy Act 1824
Open from Tuesday 7th December 2021 to Tuesday 7th June 2022
112 signatures
Require local authorities provide interim accommodation to all homeless people
Open from Thursday 25th August 2022 to Saturday 11th March 2023
110 signatures
Require all new buildings and homes to include solar panels
Open from Friday 12th November 2021 to Thursday 12th May 2022
110 signatures
Increase Lifetime ISA property price cap for London
Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
106 signatures so far
Stamp Duty Relief for people who have to move due to unforeseeable life events
Opened on Tuesday 21st November 2023
106 signatures so far
Require new large buildings include renewable energy generation
Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
106 signatures
Fund more free public toilets for every area
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
103 signatures
Put a cap on profits made by private landlords
Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
101 signatures
Make parking in a disabled bay on private land without a Blue Badge illegal.
Open from Tuesday 14th September 2021 to Monday 14th March 2022
101 signatures
Introduce Charter for Social Housing and strengthen tenants’ rights
Open from Wednesday 28th July 2021 to Friday 28th January 2022
101 signatures
Ban unfair ground rent clauses from leasehold agreements
Open from Friday 2nd December 2022 to Friday 2nd June 2023
99 signatures
Make it an offence for Councillors to breach the Nolan Principles of Public Life
Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
98 signatures
Ban the use of Section 21 evictions by December 2024
Opened on Wednesday 27th March 2024
97 signatures so far
Prevent council tax increases for 2023/24
Open from Thursday 16th February 2023 to Wednesday 16th August 2023
97 signatures
Ban landlords from refusing tenants because they have a pet
Open from Wednesday 23rd November 2022 to Tuesday 23rd May 2023
95 signatures
Introduce a regulator for private landlords and caps for rent
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
94 signatures
Require planning permission for hotels to be used as hostels for asylum seekers
Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
92 signatures
Create a nationwide regeneration plan run by an independent "Regeneration Tsar"
Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
91 signatures
Use proportional representation for all local elections
Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
91 signatures
Require planning permission for removing any trees on brownfield
Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
90 signatures
Require sanitary products be provided in all public restrooms
Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
89 signatures
Require new buildings to have self-contained gender-neutral toilets
Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
88 signatures
Exclude HMOs from permitted development rights so residents have their say
Opened on Tuesday 26th March 2024
86 signatures so far
Increase devolution for Cornwall to match Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
84 signatures
End rental bidding now
Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
84 signatures
Fund minimum of 10 support centres across England for homeless youth
Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
82 signatures
Require EHCPs for all SEN children and those with a diagnosed disability
Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
82 signatures
Create rights to withdraw from buying a property 'off-plan' due to delays
Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
79 signatures
Require local authorities to fund specific domestic abuse services for men
Open from Wednesday 12th May 2021 to Friday 12th November 2021
78 signatures
Review local authorities' council tax support schemes and issue guidance
Opened on Tuesday 27th February 2024
74 signatures so far
Require landlords to supply references from past tenants
Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
74 signatures
Stop proposed investment zones
Open from Friday 14th October 2022 to Friday 14th April 2023
73 signatures
Increase funding to house and support the homeless
Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
72 signatures
Increase the single person Council Tax discount to 50%
Open from Thursday 14th April 2022 to Friday 28th October 2022
70 signatures
New planning regulations on all new houses - climate conscious energy supply.
Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
70 signatures
Ban Anti-Homeless Hostile Architecture
Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
69 signatures
Make agreements to purchase or sell a property legally binding
Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
68 signatures
Give leaseholders the legal right to install heat pumps
Open from Friday 20th October 2023 to Saturday 20th April 2024
67 signatures
Ban smoking outside of schools
Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
66 signatures
Review availability of affordable housing and take action to improve this
Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
65 signatures
New build properties should be built with eco-friendly facilities.
Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
65 signatures
Create legal requirements to retrofit upper floor conversions with soundproofing
Opened on Friday 15th December 2023
64 signatures so far
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