Right to Rent Legal Challenge Launches
A legal challenge is underway against Right to Rent checks that landlords have to undertake on tenants before allowing them rent a home. Right to Rent came into force across England in February 2016 and is expected to roll out to Scotland and Wales. Under the law,...
New ‘Short’ Right To Rent Guidance
The Home Office has published a new version of the short guide to right to rent obligations for landlords and letting agents. At 14 pages it’s perhaps not a correct definition of being ‘short’! The guidance is not the ‘statutory code of...
Updated Right To Rent Code Of Practice
When conducting right to rent checks under the Immigration Act 2014, in order to achieve a statutory excuse, consideration must be given to the statutory code of practice under the Act. From 25 May 2016, the statutory code of practice has been updated. Landlords must...
Ryanair Case Has Not Led To Right To Rent Crash Landing
Right to Rent has not crash landed as a result of a judge ruling that airline staff should not be blamed for failing to spot forged passports that immigration officers could not tell from real documents. Although the judge criticised the Home Office for forcing...
Home Office To Rollout Right To Rent
The Home Office have announced that the Right to Rent provisions of the Immigration Act 2014 are to be rolled out for the remainder of England from 1 February 2016. Currently, the provisions are only in force in certain areas. We have produced some detailed guidance...
Right To Rent Landlords Hike Fees In Pilot Areas
The Right To Rent pilot scheme has led to claims landlords are turning away tenants they feel will not easily pass an identity check. They are also charging extra fees of up to £100 to carry out ID checks on tenants. The allegations come from one of the groups...
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