New regulations contained in The Immigration Act 2016
came into force from 1st December, making changes to the Right-to-Rent
scheme. Landlords currently face a fine
of up to £3000 if they are found to be letting property to people without the
right to reside in England. From 1st December however a landlord will have
committed a criminal offence where they know or have “reasonable cause to
believe” that the property they are letting is occupied by someone who is
disqualified due to their immigration status. An offence is also being brought
in from 1st December for agents who knew or “had reasonable cause to believe”
that their landlord client was letting to a tenant who was disqualified due to
their immigration status. Read more on the NLA website.
No comments:
Post a Comment