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Guidance: Landlord's guide to right to rent checks

Home Office

February 28
17:07 2023

Landlord's guide to right to rent checks: 28 February 2023

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You can find the previous version of this guide at the National Archives, along with earlier versions

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
Published 2 November 2020
Last updated 28 February 2023 +show all updates
  1. Updated Landlord's guide to right to rent checks guidance.

  2. Updated information for landlords carrying out right to work checks from 1 October.

  3. Added accessible version of Landlord's guide to right to rent checks: 6 April 2022 and Ukrainian nationals and right to rent checks.

  4. Added 'Ukrainian nationals and right to rent checks' guide.

  5. Added new version of the landlord's guide to right to rent checks, which came into force on 6 April 2022. A summary of the changes can be found in the guide.

  6. Added accessible version of 9 February guidance, and draft version of guidance which will come into force on 6 April 2022.

  7. Minor amendments to correct and update existing wording.

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