Right to Rent
Right to Rent requires lettings agents in England to check that all tenants who occupy their Landlord’s properties have legal status to live in the UK. This means that before you can rent a home in England, a letting agent must undertake ID checks prior to letting out the property.
We will need to
Your landlord or agent will have to make a repeat check if there’s a time limit on your right to stay in the UK and will ask to see your documents again just before your permission to stay runs out, or after 12 months, whichever is longer.
You will not have a further check if you stay in the same property and you’re a British or Irish citizen or if you have no time limit on your right to stay in the UK
www.gov.uk/view-right-to-rent
We will need to
- check your documents or carry out an online right to rent check to make sure you can rent a property in England
- check the documents or carry out an online right to rent check of any other adults living in the property with you.
- make copies of your documents and keep them until you leave the property
- return your original documents to you once they’ve finished the check
Your landlord or agent will have to make a repeat check if there’s a time limit on your right to stay in the UK and will ask to see your documents again just before your permission to stay runs out, or after 12 months, whichever is longer.
You will not have a further check if you stay in the same property and you’re a British or Irish citizen or if you have no time limit on your right to stay in the UK
www.gov.uk/view-right-to-rent