Give leaseholders more legal protection and consumer rights
- Final Signatures: 6,987
1. To amend Sections 88 & 89 of the Building Safety Bill so that leaseholders are not financially liable for building safety defects
2. To amend the limitation period for claims under S.1 Defective Premises Act 1972 to allow limitation to run 6 years from the date of discovery of the defects
Suffering leaseholders have endured endless consultations & years of failed reforms. Government must fulfil the promises made in 2017 to legislate to:
1. BAN leasehold houses
2. Restrict all ground rents on new leases to ZERO
3. Enact ALL of the Law Commission proposals
Make spitting in the street illegal
- Final Signatures: 47
Ban and fine people for spitting in the street. It used to be illegal and during Covid people should be fined for doing so. Not only is it disgusting it could also be spreading the virus.
The government should require landlords to accept individuals claiming housing benefits. Many people are on furlough and claiming universal credit because of the pandemic. Some are losing their jobs as businesses are facing difficulty in this harsh period, whilst some are working on reduced hours.
Ban the development of Wind Farms within AONBs and National Parks in England
- Final Signatures: 182
We want a ban to all Wind Farm developments within the environmentally designated AONBs and National Parks. This is due to the onshore wind farms having too much of an impact in terms of Sustainable Development
Protect critically ill people from eviction by landlords
- Final Signatures: 26
Place the health and well-being of people above short-term financial interests of landlords. In this case, by implementing a, critical illness moratorium, into the housing act that prevents any eviction of a person or their household within 1 year of diagnosis of a recognized critical illness.
Require that all elected members who sit on Planning Committees in the UK receive a basic, perhaps standardised, level of training in the principles of Town and Country Planning and relevant legislation.
Extend the Building Safety Fund to include non-ACM buildings under 18m
- Final Signatures: 8,236
Extend the parameters of the building safety fund for non-ACM cladding. To treat everyone fairly by including under 18m buildings, to broaden the scope and funding to include wood balconies, wooden walkways, compartmentalisation issues and fund historical fire safety work.
Ban the use of rock salt to grit pavements for the welfare of animals
- Final Signatures: 41
I would like the Government to ban the use of rock salt that can be toxic to animals to grit pavements and public paths. Local councils may use it because it’s cheaper, but the pain and illness animals can experience if they ingest the grit is not right.
Increase government funding for the provision of social housing.
- Final Signatures: 41
Not only is it hard for many people to compete in the housing market, but to make things worse there is also a lack of social housing around the UK. Therefore, there should be a far greater number of social housing in the UK.