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Tags: landlords, Right-to-Rent, Immigration checks

Landlords - beware of fake Right to Rent documentation

Posted on 01/12/2017

With landlords now required to check the immigration status of prospective tenants, is the Right to Rent scheme inadvertently fuelling a black market for fake identification documents?

Tags: Right-to-Rent, Immigration checks, Legislation

Right to Rent - one year on

Posted on 02/03/2017

It's now been just over a year since the Right to Rent scheme was introduced in England. For the past 12 months it's been a legal requirement for landlords - or their letting agents - to check that prospective tenants have the right to rent in England.

Tags: Right-to-Rent, Legislation

Right to Rent: A practical guide

Posted on 10/03/2016

The Right to Rent scheme is finally here and after equal parts confusion, disappointment and curiosity among many landlords, it's now a legal obligation for the immigration status of prospective tenants to be checked.

Tags: Regulation, Right-to-Rent

What’s your view on the new Right to Rent regulations?

Posted on 18/11/2014

According to a recent survey, 80% of landlords are unaware of the impending Right to Rent regulations.

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