Right to Rent checks continue remotely

The Home Office has today announced that Adjusted arrangements allowing Right to Rent checks to be conducted by video call, will continue through to 5 April 2022.  These were due to revert to pre-Covid arrangements on 1 September 2021.

The Home Office are monitoring instances of enforcement which lead back to fraudulent checks, in order to understand whether adjusted arrangements are having any negative impact on meeting objectives.

The Home Office are working on a new digital solution for UK and Irish citizens who do not have access to the Home Office online checking service. This 2020 development allows those with an immigration status to provide a digital share code and date of birth to evidence their status, removing the need for agents and landlords to see hard copy documents.

Meanwhile some agents have returned to in-person Right to Rent checks where Covid safety allows, regardless of the adjusted arrangements.