Westminster Petitions on Landlord Tax Relief & Licensing

A Westminster petition protest calling on MPs to reinstate full tax relief on mortgage and other finance interest for landlords looks doomed.

The petition has clocked up 936 signatures but is short of amassing the 10,000 supporters needed to trigger a written response from the government or the 100,000 names to debate the topic in Parliament.

To gain either response, the petition needs to attract thousands of signatures by July 17, when the online campaign closes.

Petitioner sponsor Fedon Kazantzis says: "We believe removing it may entice landlords back to the market, increase availability and make rents more affordable. Landlords provide an important service, and this unfair tax has caused many to leave the sector, resulting in a shortage of rental properties and an increase in rents and homelessness."

Sign the petition calling for a government U-turn on restricting landlord finance interest.

Call to abolish selective licensing

Another petition hoping to gain a response from the government urges MPs to revoke the selective licensing of private rented homes.

Selective licensing imposed by a council requires private landlords to license private rented property
located within a designated neighbourhood. The intention is to check that rented homes are safe, meet basic standards and are properly managed.

The petition wants to revoke the current selective licensing scheme and to pause new or current schemes.

The petition says: "We think this order is insidious. We think councils may use it to implement heavy-handed measures where communities are most diverse without consideration for sensitivities of minority groups.

"We think the Renters Rights Bill provides for a Private Rented Sector database, obviating a need for such schemes."

The petition has 819 signatures and closes on October 30.

Sign the petition to revoke selective licensing.

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