This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how
to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented
accommodation.
From:
UK Visas and
Immigration and Home Office
Published
2 November 2020
Last updated
28 February 2023 — See all updates
Documents
Landlord's guide to right
to rent checks: 28 February 2023 (accessible
version)
HTML
Landlord's guide to right to
rent checks: 28 February 2023
PDF, 1.41
MB, 105 pages
You can
find the previous version of this guide at the National Archives,
along with earlier versions
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20220329154234/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks
Details
The adjustments to right to rent checks introduced on 30 March
2020 because of coronavirus (COVID-19), ended on 30 September
2022.
Landlords must carry out the checks as set out in this guidance.
Read COVID-19 adjusted checks
guidance.
This guidance explains what landlords and letting agents must do
to comply with the Right to Rent Scheme.
Landlords and letting agents must carry out right to rent checks
on people before entering into a tenancy agreement with them to
make sure they are allowed to rent.
You should use this guidance to find out:
- what a right to rent check is
- why you need to do a right to rent check
- letting arrangements that fall within the scheme
- how to carry out checks
- when to carry out initial checks and follow-up checks
- what documents are acceptable for a manual right to rent
check
