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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has revealed that the government is planning to update its Right To Rent guidance to landlords, following the nationwide rollout of the controversial scheme. Most landlord agencies are unaware of any proposed changes, but the RLA has been given advice from the government to say amendments are very likely.
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Government Right To Rent Scheme
The Right To Rent policy was introduced by the government to make it extremely difficult for illegal immigrants to rent property in the UK. Of course it doesn’t stop them letting a room or property from a rogue landlord since rogue landlords are rarely interested in adhering to rules and regulations, but all landlords and letting agents are now supposed to check the immigration status of tenants before they give them a tenancy agreement.
Right To Rent Rolled Out in February
The scheme was first piloted in the West Midlands and deemed (by the government) to be a success. It was then rolled out across the UK in February. To begin with, landlords and letting agents faced criminal sanctions if they failed to spot an illegal immigrant living in one of their properties. However, the government has since scaled this back so that landlords and agents will no longer be immediately criminalised.
The scheme has been much maligned, so the RLA is asking for landlords to pass on their feedback based in their own personal experiences of how the scheme is working for them. The RLA will then pass this on to the government.
