10 Landlord petitions - for NO. 10

Landlords who feel like they have no voice may be interested to know that the No.10 website allows them to petition the government directly on any matter they feel strongly about. I've done a brief trawl to find out some of the most recent petitions affecting private landlords. Its a mix bag as you can see below. Some of the petitioners are not the best spellers in the world and I would say at a quick glance that landlords are better spellers than their protractors.

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1. We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Introduce legislation so that all 'buy to let properties' with mortgage arrears to nationalised banks are transferred to social housing landlords, a fair rent assessed and tenancies secured. More details

Submitted by Robert Skedgell – Deadline to sign up by: 07 October 2009 – Signatures: 10

2. We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make it a civil offence for landlords to allow tenants to behave in an antisocial manner. More details

Submitted by Paul Blake – Deadline to sign up by: 28 May 2009 – Signatures: 8


3. We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Campaign against the 'watering down' os Section 21 of the Housing Act . More details

Submitted by Landlords – Deadline to sign up by: 03 September 2009 – Signatures: 19


4.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Make it a requirement that private housing landlords must accept housing benefit if the tenant or prospective tenant is entitled to receive it. More details

Submitted by Andrew Oliver – Deadline to sign up by: 04 June 2009 – Signatures: 85


5.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Stop grants on Warmfront Heating Systems going to Fat Cat landlords . More details


Submitted by James McMahon – Deadline to sign up by: 06 April 2009 – Signatures: 6


6.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Limit the number of properties a landlord can own to no more than five(5). More details

Submitted by Richard Gale – Deadline to sign up by: 20 January 2010 – Signatures: 7


7.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Limit the number of properties a landlord can own (max 10) therefore ensuring more housing is made available on the open market. More details

Submitted by Lynda Lewis – Deadline to sign up by: 22 April 2009 – Signatures: 16


8. We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Protect the rights of landlords from tenants refusing to pay rent. More details

Submitted by Stewart Tudgay – Deadline to sign up by: 04 November 2009 – Signatures: 39


9.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to help landlords to reduce the number of empty homes in the UK, which is rising sharply at a time when demand for social housing is growing ever more acute. More details

Submitted by Tom Lloyd of Inside Housing – Deadline to sign up by: 03 April 2009 – Signatures: 26


10.We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Criminalise Retaliatory Eviction by landlords. More details

Submitted by Trevor Perry – Deadline to sign up by: 15 December 2009 – Signatures: 6

Or more importantly get your digital pens out for this one -

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Bring back letting our children sit on santas knee. More details