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UK immigration abuse tackled by digital identity checking

10:03 27/01/2022
The Home Office has announced a new digital identity checking system for use by landlords and employers to prevent abuse of the UK immigration system. According to a press release published on the UK...

UK immigration right to rent grace period to end soon

10:37 16/06/2021
At the end of June, a grace period for UK immigration right to rent checks for EU citizens will expire. The Home Office recently issued new guidance ahead of changes that will come into effect in a...

Home Office UK immigration hostile environment policy broke equalities law

11:20 29/11/2020
The Home Office’s UK immigration hostile environment policy broke equalities law, according to a damning new report released by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC’s report...

UK Visa right to rent checks breach human rights High Court

1:41 11/03/2019
Sanwar Ali workpermit.com comment This is a reminder that there are problems in the UK as well as in other Countries. The UK is due to leave the EU soon. Inside the EU or not there has to be a better...

Landlords to check UK immigration status of tenants

11:50 30/06/2015
Immigrants to the UK may face additional administration fees from landlords and letting agents when renting property from September, as a controversial 'right to rent' scheme is rolled out across the...

UK landlords benefitting from immigration

19:02 03/02/2006
Landlords are expecting a rise in demand for rental property as more people choose to move to the UK from other countries. Following the last wave of EU accession in May 2004, businesses have...