Tag: right to rent

Landlords to face new digital verification rules for Right to Rent checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Mandatory right to rent checks for registered digital verification will come into force on 1 October. The government has announced...

Right to Rent guidance too long claims Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 2 months ago | 3

An industry body is urging the Home Office to simplify Right to Rent guidance for landlords and letting agents. Propertymark...

Government’s Right to Rent consultation draws CIH criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2026, 4 months ago | 9

A government consultation to tighten Right to Rent (RtR) checks, has led the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) to declare...

Government launches review to tackle discrimination in Right to Rent checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2026, 4 months ago | 6

The government has set out plans to tighten Right to Rent checks as part of a new consultation. Under the...

‘Landlords turned into border officials’ under Right to Rent warns Peer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A member of the House of Lords has criticised Right to Rent checks, saying they effectively turn “ordinary landlords into...

Landlords face rising costs and challenges – English Private Landlord Survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2024, 2 years ago | 7

A survey of England’s private landlords has unveiled a complex landscape marked by increasing costs and shifting landlord strategies. The...

Generation Rent calls for an end to ‘discriminatory’ Right to Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Tenant activist group Generation Rent is urging the government to abolish the Right to Rent policy, arguing that it disproportionately...

Right to Rent checks soar 577% as fines increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Landlords and letting agents in England are conducting Right to Rent checks at an unprecedented rate, with a staggering 577%...

BRP cards to be scrapped?

Author: Readers Question

25th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

I have just been sent an email from the Home Office. Looks like those plastic Biometric Residence Permits (BRP) cards...

Landlords see a huge rise in Right to Rent fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Landlords and letting agents in England have been hit with a significant rise in fines for failing to comply with...

Government enforces hefty fines for landlords breaking right-to-rent rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Landlords and letting agents who break right-to-rent rules could be hit with huge financial penalties. In August last year, the...

Permitted Occupier – are backgound checks permitted?

Author: Readers Question

24th November 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, I have had a request from a tenant who wants to move her boyfriend in. She has been there...

Right to rent guide update

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2023, 3 years ago | 11

The Home Office has issued an update to the Right to Rent guide for landlords and letting agents. The sixth...

Immigrant requirements to rent?

Author: Readers Question

7th November 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Hello, Apologies for this rambling query. Background: My daughter has landed a permanent job at Cambridge University and is about...