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Right to Rent: 31 deported and 75 landlords fined since July 2015

12 January, 20170 Comments
According to new figures published by the Government, a total of 31 people have been deported as a result of the Right to Rent scheme – with 75 landlords fined. Although the Home Office says that it doesn’t hold figures for the number of illegal migrants in the PRS, they can reveal that between July 1st 2015
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MPs approve changes to the Right to Rent Immigration Bill

27 April, 20161 Comments
Yesterday MPs approved measures to the Immigration Bill that relax the initial threat of ‘immediate criminality’ for letting agents or landlords waiting to evict illegal immigrants from their properties. The change comes after the original wording of the legislation meant agents and landlords would face immediate fines upon the discovery that they’d failed to make
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How much is a bad tenant worth to you ?

09 October, 20130 Comments
With the ever increasing immigration burden on public services and the Government pressing to make sure landlords do not harbour illegal immigrants the only way landlords can do this is to request a national insurance number; as it is the best way of making sure that the applicant tenant has the right to reside in
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Surge in sex offenders is deeply worrying for the private rented sector

21 June, 20130 Comments
Following the number of sexual offences nearly doubling in the last decade, the Prison Service now has 5 jails that only house sex offenders. The 5 dedicated prisons are Whatton in Nottinghamshire, Bure in Norfolk, Usk in Wales, Albany on the Isle of Wight and (the newest) Ashfield in Pucklechurch near Bristol. At the same
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Social referencing at LRS stops illegal immigrants

08 May, 20135 Comments
Almost 2 million buy-to-let property owners will be legally responsible for ensuring that they only let properties to people allowed to be in Britain under new immigration laws to be announced in today’s Queen’s Speech – with fines running into the thousands for those breaking the law. The Immigration Bill will also limit the ability
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