“Racist” Right to Rent is now a “farce”, as the High
Court hits the flagship immigration policy with another legal torpedo. A ruling
is interpreted by the RLA as saying a landlord seeking to repossess property
where the Home Office tells them a tenant does not have the right to rent is
breaching equalities law. “This new ruling makes the Right To Rent a farce, to
put landlords in a position where acting on a direct instruction provided by
the Home Office leaves them open to breaching equality law cannot be
tolerated,” said RLA policy director David Smith. The RLA is seeking urgent
changes from the Home Office to address the “farcical” situation. Read more on
24housing.
England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault
evictions
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Courts said to be ‘overloaded’ as landlords sell properties and tenants
with nowhere to go try to delay evictions
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