Petitions/Create a ‘Community First’ legal duty for charity legacy property sales
StatusClosed
Opened29 Jul 2025
Closes29 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Introduce a Community First Disposal Framework, which we feel will restore legacy justice to the charitable sector, including: Before sale, public notice of assets, community right of first offer, social value assessments. Formal donor recognition & Charity Commission public register of disposal

Often, people may leave churches, homes, land etc to charities believing they are serving their communities. These are gifts of trust and sacrifice, not assets to sell off in silence. We believe the Charities Act 2022 removed key protections, and that we now need the law to ensure donor's wishes are respected, protect local spaces and keep the money from property where it was meant to make a difference, in the community. We think we need a legal duty to protect donor intent, safeguard legacy spaces and keep wealth in the communities it was meant to serve.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mr Bayo Alaba
1Mr Bayo Alaba MP
Southend East and Rochford
6
Rebecca Harris
2Rebecca Harris MP
Castle Point
4
David Burton-Sampson
3David Burton-Sampson MP
Southend West and Leigh
2
Mr David Lammy
4Mr David Lammy MP
Tottenham
2
Mr Richard Holden
5Mr Richard Holden MP
Basildon and Billericay
1
Daniel Francis
6Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
1
Peter Swallow
7Peter Swallow MP
Bracknell
1
Marie Goldman
8Marie Goldman MP
Chelmsford
1
Dan Tomlinson
9Dan Tomlinson MP
Chipping Barnet
1
Nigel Farage
10Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1