Petitions/Stop the leasehold debt being passed on to new buyers
StatusClosed
Opened26 Nov 2025
Closes26 May 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Some people are owning properties renting them out profiting on them for years not paying any service charges, then when they get a court summons for the payments owed, they sell the property via auction, on a 30 day completion, not giving the new owner time to do all the checks.

I want the government to make whom ever owned the properties in that debt period to be the debter, it should be their debt, and not sneak it off to unexpected new buyers, you can't often find these details out in a 30 day completion period. We believe this is a scam , the person that didn't pay the bills should still be responsible and a new buyer starts with clean slate, this debt is being passed on to others because the debt stays with the property, We believe it’s unfair to get a debt passed on.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mr Jonathan Brash
1Mr Jonathan Brash MP
Hartlepool
3
Dr Neil Hudson
2Dr Neil Hudson MP
Epping Forest
2
Jack Abbott
3Jack Abbott MP
Ipswich
2
Fred Thomas
4Fred Thomas MP
Plymouth Moor View
2
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
5Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP
Solihull West and Shirley
2
Angela Rayner
6Angela Rayner MP
Ashton-under-Lyne
1
Graham Stuart
7Graham Stuart MP
Beverley and Holderness
1
Sam Rushworth
8Sam Rushworth MP
Bishop Auckland
1
Ian Lavery
9Ian Lavery MP
Blyth and Ashington
1
Judith Cummins
10Judith Cummins MP
Bradford South
1