Enable private tenants early release from tenancy agreements due to Covid-19

Bring in emergency measures to allow private tenants to leave their current tenancy agreement with a 1-month notice period, unless rent is frozen by the landlord.

This petition closed on 19 Nov 2020 with 47 signatures


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A large number of private tenants have returned to family/friends homes to be with them during the current lockdown in the UK.

It is unfair to that many landlords can access a 3-month freeze on their property mortgages, but private tenants are still required to pay rent, which in many cases pays these mortgages.

4.6 million (20%) of the 23 million households in England rented their home from a private landlord in the 2 years from 2016 to 2018. This ranges from working professionals to students throughout the UK.


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