A newly launched petition is calling on the government to reverse proposed eviction reforms and has also raised the prospect of establishing a rogue tenant database, along the same lines as the  Rogue Tenant Database Search Access  we currently provide for our registered landlord users

Hosted on the official UK Parliament website, It urges the introduction of a six-week fast-track court process for possession claims on mandatory Section 8 and 7A grounds, including rent arrears and anti-social behaviour. In addition, it proposes the creation of a register of tenants evicted through the courts and argues for an increased deposit cap to better protect landlords from property damage.

Petition extracts:

We petition the Government to amend the law for landlords by instituting a 6-week expedited court process for Mandatory Grounds s8/7A (arrears/Anti-Social Behaviour), creating a registered-landlord database of court-evicted tenants, and raising the deposit cap to adequately cover severe damage.

 The petition cites: 

- The abolition of Section 21 under the Renters’ Rights Act means evicting bad tenants relies solely on Section 8. 

 - Current Ministry of Justice data shows the average eviction takes over 27 weeks (6+ months). 

- We believe this delay punishes law-abiding landlords via irrecoverable arrears and damage. 

- We urgently need an expedited court process for mandatory grounds (ASB/arrears), a vetting database for repeat offenders, and a higher deposit cap to help sustain the rental market.”

Click here to see the full petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754639 

The petition remains open until late July 2026.

Moz Stewart (CEO)

The Right 2 Rent Register