The UK Visas and Immigration and Home Office have published
guidance advising landlords, letting agents or homeowners how to
conduct a right-to-rent check when letting privately rented
accommodation.
Documents
Landlord's guide to right
to rent checks: 6 April 2022 (accessible version)
HTML
Landlord's guide to right to
rent checks: 6 April 2022
PDF, 1.03
MB, 86 pages
Ukrainian nationals and
right to rent checks (accessible version)
HTML
Ukrainian nationals and right to
rent checks
PDF, 134
KB, 5 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), will end on 30 September
2022.
From 1 October 2022, landlords must carry out the prescribed
checks as set out in this guidance.
Read guidance about the
adjusted process.
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
