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Law firm Brevis Law is shedding light on the difficulties agents and landlords have in meeting Right To Rent requirements in...
01 September 2023
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The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last...
22 April 2020
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Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
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New guidance from the government on its controversial Right To Rent scheme would see agents and landlords breaking the law if...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Both sides of the Right To Rent debate are squaring up for their latest court battle. Earlier this year the High Court...
11 July 2019
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been given a message from a consortium of groups this morning - Scrap Right To...
24 June 2019
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With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...
22 March 2019
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There’s been general support for last week’s judgment by the High Court that the government’s Right To Rent policy breaches human...
04 March 2019
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The High Court has ruled that the government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are...
01 March 2019
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The High Court today begins a Judicial Review of the government’s controversial Right to Rent scheme. The scheme began operating nationwide in...
18 December 2018
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The Home Secretary has been asked by a leading lettings sector trade organisation to ensure hard copy documents are given to...
09 October 2018
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The Home Office is to reconvene its private rental sector stakeholder panel on Right to Rent. This follows a controversial period for...
20 September 2018
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The government’s controversial Right To Rent policy is to be challenged in the High Court just before Christmas. It was announced in...
09 August 2018
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The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants is now crowdfunding to pay for the Judicial Review of the government’s controversial...
08 June 2018
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The government’s flagship immigration Right To Rent policy is under threat on two fronts. Firstly a cross-party group of MPs has written...
07 June 2018
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The High Court has this afternoon agreed to allow a judicial review of the government’s Right to Rent policy. Right to Rent...
06 June 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its support for a legal challenge to Right To Rent which is to be made...
06 June 2018
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The controversial Right To Rent regime whereby agents and landlords are expected to check the immigration status of would-be tenants is...
04 June 2018
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New guidance over Right To Rent, issued by the government in what appears to be a panic response to the Windrush...
30 April 2018
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The controversial Right To Rent policy has been attacked as having failed “to demonstrate its worth” in encouraging immigration compliance. Under Right...
29 March 2018
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The Residential Landlords Association has reiterated its opposition to Right To Rent, and is backing two legal challenges to the measure. Letting...
02 February 2018
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It’s been revealed this morning that there are two legal challenges being mounted against the Right To Rent policy, which obliges...
01 February 2018
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One of the industry’s leading trade bodies wants the government to halt the Right To Rent programme after evidence shows some...
18 December 2017
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The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has started what is described as an official inspection of Right To Rent. Legislation...
25 October 2017
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The crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme across the UK has exceeded...
15 June 2017
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A crowdfunding campaign for a legal challenge against the rollout of the Right to Rent scheme is nearing its funding target. With...
12 June 2017
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Immigration charity Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has this week launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for...
17 May 2017
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A report out today claims foreigners and Britons without passports, particularly from ethnic minorities, are being discriminated against in the lettings...
13 February 2017
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Right To Rent legislation means British nationals without a passport face difficulties according to the Residential Landlords’ Association. According to its latest...
16 November 2016
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MPs have approved measures that relax the previous threat of ‘immediate criminality’ for agents or landlords waiting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes...
27 April 2016
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The ability of the government to enforce controversial elements of the Right To Rent policy has been thrown into doubt by...
18 February 2016
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An industry body is suggesting that the outcome of a court case may significantly reduce the government’s ability to enforce its Right...
17 February 2016
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A senior relocation and human resources expert says Right To Rent will not change the behaviour of any letting agent or...
04 February 2016
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If there was evidence needed as to why landlords may need the expertise of letting agents, a new survey about Right...
02 February 2016
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There has been a mixed response from the private rental industry following the announcement that Right To Rent checks will become mandatory...
21 October 2015
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Government proposals forcing agents and landlords to check the immigration status of tenants risk a serious breach of human rights according...
13 October 2015
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One of the UK letting industry’s leading agents says politicians should defer the new Right To Rent immigration checks until the start...
18 September 2015
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Right To Rent immigration checks is leading to a situation where lawful tenants are being refused housing according to the Residential...
07 September 2015
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The Right To Rent pilot project has forced letting agents and landlords into ‘increased racial profiling’ according to the Joint Council...
04 September 2015
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A letting agency has announced its support for new rules which will allow landlords to evict illegal immigrants without a court...
27 August 2015
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There has been a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement that agents and landlords face jail if they fail to conduct...
04 August 2015
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Agents and landlords who fail to identify and evict tenants who are illegal immigrants face up to five years in jail...
03 August 2015
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Few subjects have generated as much discussion among the private rented sector in recent months as the government's Right to Rent...
15 July 2015
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The controversial Right To Rent immigration checks on tenants conducted by letting agents and landlords in the West Midlands since early...
29 June 2015
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The immigration charity the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants says it is working with a range of other bodies...