Immigration Act and Right to Rent
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Right to Rent netted 75 landlords who failed to carry out tenant residence checks.
Right To Rent Becomes A Criminal Offence
Immigration Act 2016 amends to make the right to rent a criminal offence. Also, new provisions are added regarding possession.
Letting Agents and Immigration Act 2014 Right to Rent
An agent is responsible for the right to rent rules if there is a written agreement between the landlord and the agent.
Related Forms
Letter Informing Not Return Holding Deposit - Immigration
This template is a letter in Word format which has been created for informing the payer that the landlord or agent (or whoever received the holding deposit) is not repaying the holding deposit as a result of the immigration status of the prospective tenant.