Closed petition Require landlords to supply references from past tenants

For references from past tenants to be supplied by every landlord before a new tenant moves into a property. The Government should put in place measures to ensure that references are genuine.

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I have personally been effected by moving into flats that had on going / known issues that hadn’t been sorted before moving in.

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45 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 45 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2025
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