Guidance

Rules and acceptable documents: right to rent checks

Guidance giving you rules to follow to check documents and examples of acceptable documents to carry out right to rent checks.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement
• Published: 4 November 2014
• Last updated: 5 January 2016 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 15 January 2016

Read Right to rent document checks: a user guide for current guidance for landlords and tenants on how right to rent checks should be carried out and which documents are acceptable.

Documents

Landlords’ guide to checking immigration documents

PDF, 1.65 MB, 21 pages

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Details

This guidance provides you with information about the golden rules for document checks and examples of acceptable documents. By using this document you will be able to find information on:

• acceptable documents
• checking the validity of documents
• retaining evidence

Published 4 November 2014
Last updated 5 January 2016 + show all updates

1. 5 January 2016

   Updated guidance.

2. 4 November 2014

   First published.