Right To Rent Not Working

Right to rent checks are not working, with more and more landlords afraid to rent to those without British passports, according to a new report by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI). It shows that the Government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants is creating a climate of fear amongst landlords. The charity is calling on the government to abandon the scheme. JCWI’s research suggests that landlords who have no wish to discriminate are being forced to do so by the scheme – with people who have a full right to rent a home in the UK being disadvantaged, along with others who should be able to access housing. It claims the scheme creates ‘structural incentives’ for landlords to discriminate unlawfully against foreigners and ethnic minorities. Read more on the RLA website.