{"id":63024,"date":"2015-10-20T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=9b36023b5216e46debbb94da493e2785"},"modified":"2015-10-20T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T09:55:00","slug":"news-story-right-to-rent-checks-what-they-mean-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=63024","title":{"rendered":"News story: Right to rent checks: what they mean for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>From 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to make right to rent checks. This means checking that tenants have the right to be in the UK.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-this-means-for-landlords\">What this means for landlords<\/h2>\n<p>You need to make right to rent checks if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are a private landlord<\/li>\n<li>have a lodger<\/li>\n<li>are sub-letting a property<\/li>\n<li>are an agent appointed by a landlord to make right to rent checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice\/code-of-practice-on-illegal-immigrants-and-private-rented-accommodation#excluded-agreements\">Some landlords<\/a> won\u2019t need to make the checks.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-make-a-right-to-rent-check\">How to make a right to rent check<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Check adult tenant(s) will live in the property as their only or main home<\/li>\n<li>Ask tenant(s) for the original document(s) that show they have the right to be in the UK<\/li>\n<li>Check the documents are valid with the tenant present<\/li>\n<li>Make and keep copies of the documents and record the date you made the check<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"making-a-right-to-rent-check-with-the-home-office\">Making a right to rent check with the Home Office<\/h3>\n<p>If a tenant has an outstanding immigration application or appeal with the Home Office, you can request a Home Office right to rent check.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\/check-tenant-right-to-rent-documents\">Find out more<\/a> about making a right to rent check<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"what-this-means-for-tenants\">What this means for tenants<\/h2>\n<p>All tenants with tenancy agreements for privately rented accommodation after 1 February 2016 will be checked by a landlord or agent to make sure they have the right to rent.<\/p>\n<p>Tenants who sub-let their room will also need to make right to rent checks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"documents-tenants-can-provide\">Documents tenants can provide<\/h2>\n<p>Landlords will need to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/rules-and-acceptable-documents-right-to-rent-checks\">certain documents<\/a>, which prove that the tenant has the right to be in the UK.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"passport\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/45234\/passport_960x640.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Acceptable documents include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UK passport<\/li>\n<li>EEA passport or identity card<\/li>\n<li>permanent residence card or travel document showing indefinite leave to remain<\/li>\n<li>Home Office immigration status document<\/li>\n<li>certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/rules-and-acceptable-documents-right-to-rent-checks\">Read the full list of documents<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Landlords who don\u2019t make the checks could be fined up to \u00a33,000 if they rent out a property to someone who\u2019s in the UK illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Right to rent checks have been introduced as part of the government\u2019s ongoing reforms to the immigration system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What the new right to rent checks mean for private landlords and tenants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63024"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63074,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63024\/revisions\/63074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}