Petitions/Allow letting agents to access tenants' criminal records before accepting
StatusClosed
Opened30 Jun 2025
Closes30 Dec 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want the government to protect letting agents against dangerous tenants and give them full access to tenants' criminal histories, including beyond just convictions, so they can decide whether to accept them.

I feel that letting agents are at risk because they are not entitled to receive this information on potentially dangerous tenants. I am worried they cannot protect staff/other tenants if in shared accommodation.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Tom Collins
1Tom Collins MP
Worcester
13
Nigel Huddleston
2Nigel Huddleston MP
Droitwich and Evesham
9
Dame Harriett Baldwin
3Dame Harriett Baldwin MP
West Worcestershire
4
Mark Garnier
4Mark Garnier MP
Wyre Forest
3
Andrew Griffith
5Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
1
Rushanara Ali
6Rushanara Ali MP
Bethnal Green and Stepney
1
Barry Gardiner
7Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Oliver Ryan
8Oliver Ryan MP
Burnley
1
Sarah Gibson
9Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
1
Nigel Farage
10Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1