Right To Rent: Making Tenancy Agreements And Terms Of Business Compliant

From 1 February 2016 all tenancies in England are subject to the Right to Rent scheme under Part 3 of the Immigration Act 2014.

There are many things landlords and agents need to do to ensure that they are complying fully with the requirements of the right to rent scheme. This goes beyond simply carrying out the document checks before tenancies start. Unless your tenancy agreements and terms of business documents have all the necessary terms, you may find yourself unable comply with your contractual obligations where these are not compatible with the Right to Rent scheme.

Agents and landlords will need to look carefully at their documents and consider whether they are doing enough to deal with the changes.

We are sharing our standard assured shorthold tenancy clauses on right to rent online here. Please feel free to use these clauses in your agreements:

It is a condition of the Tenancy that all adult occupiers of the Property maintain a "Right to Rent" as defined by the Immigration Act 2014 at all times during the Term. The Tenant shall, promptly on request by the Landlord, comply with such checks and provide such documents certifying the Right to Rent of all adult occupier as are reasonably required by the Landlord. Where any adult occupier has a time-limited right to rent the Tenant shall provide to the Landlord proof of their continued Right to Rent as is reasonably required by the Landlord from time to time. The Tenant shall notify the Landlord promptly if the immigration...