There should be no need to do a right to rent check online. The requirement is to check the ID “in person” and retain a copy.

For full right to rent guidance, please see here.

Basically, in a nutshell:

• ensure you are using our current application for accommodation as this asks all the appropriate questions
• ensure you physically see an original passport of all adult occupiers (not just tenants) in the presence of the holder(s)
• ensure the appearance and age of the holder reasonably matches any photograph and information
• make a clear copy of the passport and retain it electronically or paper copy – make sure to record the date it was copied
• retain for at least 12 months after the occupiers have vacated
• if the applicant does not have a passport you will need two documents from group 2 of list A (if they are EEA or Swiss)
• if the applicant is not EEA or Swiss and found to have a time-limited right to remain in the UK, follow up checks will be necessary for which consult our guidance
• contact the Guild if you are unsure of anything or are suspicious in any way (for example a single adult wishes to occupy a five bedroom house with no one else intending to occupy).