To ensure new tenants are not illegal immigrants private landlords to are to be required to make checks.
In the wake of Prime Minister David Cameron’s ‘new measures’ for dealing with immigrants, the Department of Communities and Local Government made the announcement.
These are to include a crackdown on rogue landlords who accommodate illegal immigrants by providing ‘bed in sheds.’
The Department said, ministers want to make certain that tenants living in private rented housing are not living in the UK illegally. ‘The Government is already working with councils to tackle rogue landlords who exploit immigrants by housing them.
‘Many private landlords already make checks on tenants’ identity and credit status, making it difficult for illegal migrants to rent properties from them. But not all landlords do that, and a small minority of rogue landlords knowingly target illegal migrants who are not in a position to complain about sub-standard accommodation.
‘In future private landlords would be required to make simple checks on new tenants to make sure that they are entitled to be in this country’.
However, the department pledged that ‘the Government will ensure that UK nationals are not adversely affected and avoid red tape on honest landlords in the private rented sector.’
The Department of Communities and Local Government is to confer on the proposals which, they said ‘will be straightforward, quick and inexpensive for law abiding landlords and tenants to comply with.’
Action could be targeted at particular high risk sectors, such as houses in multiple occupation.
Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government said, the new checks will assist the Government’s work on ‘beds in sheds.’
Other components of the plans announced by David Cameron comprise of new statutory guidance for councils requiring them to update their allocation policies to make sure that only those with well established local residency and local connections go on housing waiting lists and qualify for social housing.
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