Right to Rent Immigration Checks: Agents Happy, Landlords Not

There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct Right To Rent checks or fail to evict known illegal migrants from privately rented properties. The proposals have been broadly welcomed by the Association of Residential Letting Agents but have been criticised by the National Landlords’ Association. Meanwhile the Residential Landlords Association says there is already substantial confusion over the issue of checking documents of tenants to validate their status. Read more on the Letting Agent Today website.