{"id":3321,"date":"2017-05-04T14:35:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T14:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2017-05-04T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T14:36:00","slug":"right-rent-checks-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/right-rent-checks-following\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Rent Checks \u2013 following up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_434545219.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3322 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_434545219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_434545219.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/shutterstock_434545219-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that the dust has settled over the introduction of Right to Rent checks, the smaller details of the rules are beginning to cause some concern.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve just about got to grips with the idea of the initial check and the documents we\u2019re required to keep, but what happens where all the checks are fine at the start of a tenancy, but the tenant\u2019s status changes part way through it?<\/p>\n<p>This is important because it brings us to the issue of follow-up checks, and there has been a deal of confusion as to whether you can be fined for making a mistake with these.<\/p>\n<h3>A summary of the rules<\/h3>\n<p>If a tenant has a time limit on their permission to stay in the UK, you must do a follow-up check.<\/p>\n<p>This should be carried out just before whichever of these is the later date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The end of your tenant\u2019s permission to stay in the UK<\/li>\n<li>12 months after your previous check.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In effect, this is a time-limited statutory excuse, and providing you take the right action in response to your follow-up checks, you will avoid a penalty even if your tenant has no right to remain in the UK.<\/p>\n<h3>The follow-up check<\/h3>\n<p>Ask your tenant to provide evidence that they have the right to rent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If their right to rent is now unlimited, no more follow-up checks will be required.<\/li>\n<li>If their right to rent has been extended, further follow-up checks will be required using the dates as before.<\/li>\n<li>If they no longer have a right to rent, you <strong>must<\/strong> inform the Home Office as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that both initial and follow-up checks apply to any adults using the property as their main home and not just to the tenant named on your agreement<\/p>\n<h3>In practice<\/h3>\n<p>Although the follow-up checks might seem painful, they shouldn\u2019t be a problem. If your tenancy covers 12 months, for example, and you have seen evidence that someone has the right to remain in the UK for only part of that period, you need do nothing until just before the tenancy expires. You don\u2019t have to start trying to evict your tenant, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the important thing to note:<\/p>\n<p>You won\u2019t face a penalty for having a tenant whose time-limited status has expired if your follow-up check isn\u2019t yet due.<\/p>\n<p>But if the follow-up check shows up a problem and you don\u2019t report it, you could be fined or face up to 5 years in prison. Ouch!<\/p>\n<p>A clear case for writing a few dates in the diary and keeping on top of your admin?<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Need legal help? Call us on 0333 577 9050.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the dust has settled over the introduction of Right to Rent checks, the smaller details of the rules are beginning to cause some concern. 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