Farron Attempts To Curb Right To Rent Policy

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has tabled a motion to axe the Right to Rent plans that Farron has blasted as ‘dog whistle politics of the worst kind’. A trial of Right to Rent, introduced in the West Midlands in 2014, resulted in only one fine being issued to a landlord. The burden is enormous with England’s 1.8 million private landlords, 75% of whom only own one or two properties, being required to check prospective tenants’ immigration status from 1 February. Campaigners fear that, rather than carry out the checks, some landlords will simply select people on the grounds of their name or ethnicity. Read more on 24dash.