{"id":3287,"date":"2016-02-01T14:03:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T07:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/forcing-landlords-to-check-tenants-immigration-status-wont-be-easy\/"},"modified":"2016-02-01T14:16:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T07:16:10","slug":"forcing-landlords-to-check-tenants-immigration-status-wont-be-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/forcing-landlords-to-check-tenants-immigration-status-wont-be-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcing landlords to check tenants' immigration status won't be easy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRight to rent is badly communicated, confusing and complex. And I\u2019ve never met a landlord who can tell a valid Liechtenstein passport from a forgeryFrom 1 February 2016, anyone letting property in England for money will be prohibited from letting it to a person who does not have a \u201cright to rent\u201d in the UK. In other words, to an illegal immigrant. Anyone who breaches this requirement will be fined up to \u00a33,000 for each illegal immigrant in their property. The only way to be sure of avoiding the penalty is to establish and maintain a \u201cstatutory excuse\u201d by checking certain specified documents and keeping copies of them. If those documents demonstrate a right to be in the UK for a limited period only, they must be re-checked periodically. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Right to rent is badly communicated, confusing and complex. 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