The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government) job was to create great places to live and work, and to give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government
Ministers
Backdate stamp duty holiday to the 12th May.
Open from Friday 14th August 2020 to Sunday 14th February 2021
201 signatures
Ensure care workers get full pay from day one of Coronavirus-related absence.
Open from Friday 24th April 2020 to Saturday 24th October 2020
200 signatures
Abolish council tax and fund local authorities from general taxation
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
193 signatures
Ensure safe accommodation and care for homeless people with symptoms of COVID19
Open from Friday 20th March 2020 to Sunday 20th September 2020
183 signatures
Ban the development of Wind Farms within AONBs and National Parks in England
Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
182 signatures
Make home purchases legally binding once an offer is accepted
Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
179 signatures
Require local authorities to compost all food waste
Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
146 signatures
Make drinking water facilities mandatory in service stations and town centres
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
146 signatures
Have a complete lock down to control the spread of the virus
Open from Thursday 9th April 2020 to Friday 9th October 2020
144 signatures
Increase requirements and support for renewable energy for domestic property
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
142 signatures
Extend the deadline for Electrical Installation Condition Reports
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
142 signatures
Make house buying the same legal process in England and Wales as is in Scotland
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
141 signatures
Increase requirements and support for renewable energy for domestic property
Allocate Government time to debate the Supported Accommodation Bill
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
134 signatures
Extend the limit for weddings to 30 with COVID 19 restrictions
Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
134 signatures
Remove the Planning Inspectorate's power to override elected councils
Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
133 signatures
Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues
Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
131 signatures
Make it mandatory for local councils in England to have a weapons amnesty bin.
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
129 signatures
Require specified levels of hedge planting for all new developments
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
128 signatures
Exempt empty commercial properties from business rates due to Covid-19
Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
127 signatures
Require local councils to publish final destinations of household recycling.
Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
123 signatures
We need a new act of Parliament - Recall of Local Government Councillors.
Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
122 signatures
Require bars, clubs and music venues to have metal detectors
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
119 signatures
Encourage increased disabled parking provision by local councils
Open from Friday 4th December 2020 to Friday 4th June 2021
117 signatures
Extend the stamp duty relief period for cladding scandal victims
Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
112 signatures
Ban parking charges in motorway rest areas/service stations
Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
111 signatures
Repeal the Vagrancy Act of 1824
Open from Monday 9th March 2020 to Wednesday 9th September 2020
111 signatures
Make it easier for people to build low impact housing
Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
109 signatures
Fund local authorities to provide CCTV in parks and open spaces
Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
109 signatures
UK Government: issue care packages to the elderly and vulnerable
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
108 signatures
Address concerns of UCL/UL review into the quality of homes through PDR
Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
105 signatures
Reject North Yorkshire County Council's proposal for a 'mega council'
Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
103 signatures
Ban all garden waste fires during Coronavirus Pandemic in residential areas.
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
100 signatures
Fund free self-defence classes for women in the UK
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
98 signatures
Allow the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme to be used for any property
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
98 signatures
Help independent businesses creating regeneration in struggling High Streets.
Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
97 signatures
Trees planted in the grounds of every new home and to be maintained by law
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
94 signatures
Exempt all Emergency Service workers from parking restrictions when on call
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
94 signatures
Make Rain Water Harvesting systems mandatory in all multi-occupancy new builds
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
91 signatures
Seek to extend Mortgage Payment Holidays up to 9 months due to second lockdown
Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
87 signatures
Allow wedding ceremonies in England respecting social distancing
Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
84 signatures
Fund Council Refuges for victims of domestic violence due to CoViD-19 lockdown.
Open from Thursday 21st May 2020 to Saturday 21st November 2020
79 signatures
Create a rent cap of £700 PCM and give extra protections to renters
Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
78 signatures
Change succession rights to allow tenancies to be passed down more than once
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
74 signatures
Cap and regulate service charge fees billed by managing companies to home owners
Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
74 signatures
Provide dedicated funding for Mental Health day centres
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
73 signatures
Change planning laws so all new flats must include a terrace or balcony
Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
71 signatures
Scrap stamp duty on additional properties
Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
70 signatures
Reform the party wall act and instate a party wall regulator for households
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
68 signatures
Require local authorities to provide free 24-hour accessible public toilets
Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
67 signatures
Extend the Mayor of London electoral vote to the workforce of Greater London .
Open from Monday 16th March 2020 to Wednesday 16th September 2020
67 signatures
Ensure all Buildings in the UK are Fire-Protected Following the Grenfell Tragedy
Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
66 signatures
Create a Legacy of Slavery Commission, to review all UK civic memorials
Open from Tuesday 7th July 2020 to Thursday 7th January 2021
66 signatures
Limit yearly council tax increases to level of inflation
Open from Tuesday 17th March 2020 to Thursday 17th September 2020
65 signatures
Require local authorities to hold referendums on plans for structural changes
Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
63 signatures
Close all non essential online stores/warehouses
Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
62 signatures
Require developers to compensate buyers for missed completion dates
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
59 signatures
Remove the £11.00 charge that family have to pay per death certificate!
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
58 signatures
Allow couples to give notice and marry/civil partnership over video conference
Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
57 signatures
Create a rent Cap law for London Similar to the Berlin and Barcelona examples
Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
56 signatures
Provide funding to colleges & apprenticeships for eco-community house building
Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
56 signatures
Cap monthly Council Tax payments to no more than 8% of net income
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
55 signatures
Require local councils to offer a 50% single person discount for council tax
Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
55 signatures
AED's/Defibrillators to be external and accessible 24/7 on ALL public buildings.
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
55 signatures
Give religious institutions legal rights to broadcast calls to prayer
Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
54 signatures
Create council tax exemptions and railway discounts for part-time students
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
53 signatures
Require developers relocate not demolish buildings of historical interest
Open from Friday 13th November 2020 to Thursday 13th May 2021
51 signatures
Allow pubs to deliver alcohol
Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
51 signatures
Prevent unqualified practitioners from performing beauty and hair treatments
Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
51 signatures
Require local authorities to collect garden waste for free
Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
50 signatures
Require local authorities to allow family to attend funerals
Open from Friday 22nd May 2020 to Sunday 22nd November 2020
49 signatures
Ban smoking indoors in flats, terraced, and semi-detached houses
Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
47 signatures
Make spitting in the street illegal
Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
47 signatures
Enable private tenants early release from tenancy agreements due to Covid-19
Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
47 signatures
Make repairing or replacing a damaged boundary fence a legal requirement
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
46 signatures
Require all newly built homes to be Carbon Neutral by 2030
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
45 signatures
Ban bonfires between May 1st - October 1st
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
45 signatures
Require letters from local authorities about fines/debts be sent "signed for"
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
44 signatures
Give protection to renters during Corvid-19 Crisis. Ban evictions for one year.
Open from Monday 6th April 2020 to Tuesday 6th October 2020
44 signatures
Have an enquiry into the English conveyancing system.
Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
43 signatures
Instruct all local Councils to suspend all live planning applications submitted.
Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
42 signatures
Require all public access toilet doors to be push to open, when exiting.
Open from Friday 1st May 2020 to Sunday 1st November 2020
42 signatures
Ban the use of rock salt to grit pavements for the welfare of animals
Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
41 signatures
Increase government funding for the provision of social housing.
Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
41 signatures
Stop local council parking enforcement teams from working during lockdown
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
41 signatures
Ensure emergency access to residential properties of single, disabled people
Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
41 signatures
Prevent building on disused railways - safeguard them for the future
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
41 signatures
Allow coronavirus victims to be buried according to their religious beliefs
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
41 signatures
Require letters from local authorities about fines/debts be sent "signed for"
Fund local councils to install more street lighting across the UK
Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
40 signatures
Require defibrillators on all estates or w/0.25 mile radius of residential areas
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
39 signatures
Close all unnecessary businesses including takeaways to safeguard health
Open from Tuesday 14th April 2020 to Wednesday 14th October 2020
38 signatures
Increase legal protection for lodgers (people with live-in landlords)
Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
37 signatures
Ban bonfires during daylight hours
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
36 signatures
Reduce interest rate for Help to Buy scheme.
Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
36 signatures
Ban local councils from charging for rubble and diy waste materials
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
35 signatures
Fund increased support the homeless
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
35 signatures
Reject any proposals to abolish District Councils in Lancashire
Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
33 signatures
Please do not extend evictions ban
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
33 signatures
Make empty properties that are up for sale exempt from council tax
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
33 signatures
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