Section A: What is a Right to Rent share code?
A Right to Rent share code is a unique, time-limited code generated through a UK Home Office online service. It allows a landlord or letting agent to check whether someone has the legal right to rent residential property in England. The code is created for the purpose of a Right to Rent check, and it links to the individual’s Home Office record. It is used through the official online checking service, rather than being treated as proof in its own right.
A share code does not grant a right to rent. It gives the landlord access to the Home Office result showing whether the person has permission to rent and whether that permission is unlimited or time-limited. Where the online check is done correctly, including confirming the check relates to the right person and keeping the required record, it can provide a statutory excuse against civil penalties.
1. What the share code proves
When a landlord enters a tenant’s share code and date of birth into the GOV.UK Right to Rent service, the system returns a live result from the Home Office. It will confirm an unlimited right to rent, a time-limited right to rent, or no right to rent. This reflects the Home Office approach of requiring landlords to rely on official systems to check someone’s immigration status, rather than asking landlords to interpret immigration documents themselves.
The Home Office system is making the status decision, but the landlord still carries the compliance responsibility. A statutory excuse depends on using the correct service, checking the result relates to the person who will occupy the property, and retaining the record in the required format. Where those steps are followed, the statutory excuse protects the landlord from civil penalties, even if the person’s underlying immigration position later changes.
2. Where Right to Rent applies
Right to Rent checks, including share code checks, apply only in England. They do not apply to residential tenancies in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, where landlords are not required to carry out immigration status checks on tenants.
Where landlords or agents operate across the UK, the practical risk is applying the England rules in the wrong place. That can create avoidable discrimination issues and confusion in the tenancy process.
3. Who can use a Right to Rent share code
A Right to Rent share code can be generated only by someone whose immigration status is held digitally by the Home Office. This includes many non-UK nationals, particularly those with EU Settlement Scheme status and those with visas issued under the UK’s digital immigration system. The wider context is the Home Office shift towards online proof of status and eVisas, which is covered in more detail in guidance on UK eVisas.
British and Irish citizens cannot obtain a Right to Rent share code. They prove their right to rent through acceptable original documents, such as a valid passport, rather than through the online share code system.
Right to Rent share codes should not be confused with right to work share codes. Employers use separate processes for employment checks, including right to work checks and the right to work share code, which operate under different legal duties and enforcement regimes.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
It is easy for landlords to assume that using a Right to Rent share code discharges their duty and shifts responsibility to the Home Office. That assumption is misplaced.
In practice, most penalties arise from landlord process failures rather than from any problem with the tenant’s immigration status. Missing records, checks carried out at the wrong time, or failure to complete follow-up checks are far more common causes of enforcement action.
A Right to Rent share code only provides protection where the landlord follows each required step, completes the check at the correct point in time, and keeps clear evidence of what was done.
Section B: Who needs a Right to Rent share code?
Whether a tenant needs a Right to Rent share code turns on how their immigration status is recorded by the Home Office, not on nationality. From a compliance perspective, landlords and letting agents should focus on the method the tenant is required to use to prove their status, either through acceptable original documents or through the Home Office online system using a share code.
This distinction is where many problems arise. Applying the wrong checking method, or insisting on a share code where a document-based check is permitted, can undermine compliance and increase discrimination risk.
1. Tenants who typically use a share code
A Right to Rent share code is most commonly used where a tenant’s immigration status is held digitally by the Home Office. In these cases, the online check is the required route for completing the Right to Rent check.
This group commonly includes EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who hold immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme. In practice, these tenants rely on a share code to evidence either settled status or pre-settled status.
It also includes non-UK nationals who hold visas issued under the UK’s digital immigration system, where permission to stay and rent is recorded electronically rather than on a physical document.
Tenants with time-limited immigration permission, such as those on work, study, or family routes, also fall into this category. In these cases, the Home Office record confirms both the existence and duration of the right to rent. This is commonly described as limited leave to remain.
Where a tenant’s status is held digitally, the share code is the lawful route by which a landlord can complete the Right to Rent check.
2. Tenants who usually do not need a share code
Some tenants do not use a Right to Rent share code because their right to rent is proved through acceptable original documents rather than through the online checking system. In these cases, landlords should carry out a document-based check in line with Home Office guidance.
This group includes British citizens, who prove their right to rent using a valid British passport or other acceptable documents, and Irish citizens, who also have an automatic right to rent and are not required to generate a share code.
It may also include certain long-term residents who still hold acceptable physical immigration documents that remain valid for Right to Rent purposes. Depending on the individual’s circumstances, this can include evidence linked to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or legacy documentation such as a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), where Home Office guidance permits reliance on that document while it remains valid.
Landlords should be aware that many physical immigration documents are being phased out as part of the Home Office move towards digital status and eVisas. Where guidance requires an online check, landlords should not insist on physical documents instead.
3. Tenants without immediate proof of status
There are situations where a tenant cannot provide either a Right to Rent share code or acceptable original documents at the point a check is required. This most commonly arises where an application, appeal, or review is pending with the Home Office.
In these circumstances, landlords should not refuse the tenancy automatically or make assumptions about the tenant’s status. The correct route is to use the Home Office Landlord Checking Service, which allows the Home Office to confirm whether the individual has a right to rent while their case is under consideration. Where the Home Office confirms a right to rent, it will issue a Positive Right to Rent Notice, providing the landlord with a statutory excuse for a limited period.
Asylum seekers rarely have a right to rent. Any permission to rent arises only where the Home Office has explicitly confirmed that right. Where there is uncertainty, the Landlord Checking Service is the appropriate route. For background on immigration position and permissions, see guidance on asylum seekers in the UK.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
When you’re carrying out a Right to Rent check, your main focus as a landlord should be on the proof method. Don’t let the tenant’s nationality confuse you or your process. What matters is whether the tenant’s immigration status is held digitally or can be evidenced through acceptable original documents.
A landlord can’t insist on a Right to Rent share code from someone who is lawfully entitled to rely on documents, as that risks unlawful discrimination. Equally, refusing to accept a valid share code because documents are preferred creates a straightforward compliance risk and can undermine the statutory excuse.
Section C: How tenants get a Right to Rent share code
Where a tenant’s immigration status is held digitally, the Right to Rent share code is generated through an official GOV.UK service. The code allows a landlord or letting agent to view the tenant’s Right to Rent status directly from the Home Office record at the point the check is carried out.
Most problems at this stage are not about eligibility, but about timing and accuracy. Expired codes, mismatched details, or last-minute checks are common causes of delay and can place pressure on landlords to make decisions without a compliant check in place.
1. How to generate a Right to Rent share code
Tenants generate a Right to Rent share code using the GOV.UK service designed for proving immigration status to landlords. The system accesses the individual’s Home Office record and verifies identity details before issuing the code.
To generate a share code, a tenant will usually need information linked to their immigration record. This may include:
- Details associated with the identity document connected to their digital status, such as a passport
- Their date of birth
- Access to the email address or mobile number linked to their Home Office account, where additional security verification is required
Once the details are confirmed, the system produces a unique alphanumeric share code which the tenant can pass to the landlord or letting agent.
2. How long a Right to Rent share code lasts
A Right to Rent share code is valid for 90 days from the date it is generated. If the code expires before the landlord completes the check, the tenant will need to generate a new one.
There is no limit on the number of share codes a tenant can create. A new code can be generated whenever required, including where a previous code has expired or was not used.
3. Common issues when generating a share code
Tenants frequently encounter issues when generating or using a Right to Rent share code. These issues do not usually indicate that the tenant lacks a right to rent, but they can delay the checking process and create uncertainty at the pre-tenancy stage.
Common problems include:
- Using the wrong GOV.UK service, such as a right to work checker instead of the right to rent service
- Entering personal details that do not exactly match the Home Office record, including differences in spelling, name format, or date of birth
- No longer having access to the email address or phone number linked to the Home Office account
- Attempting to rely on an expired share code
Where a tenant cannot resolve the issue promptly, landlords should not delay or refuse the application automatically. The appropriate step is to use the Home Office Landlord Checking Service to confirm whether the tenant has a right to rent.
The wider context is the Home Office move away from physical documents towards digital proof of status. Further background on this shift is set out in guidance on digital immigration status and UK eVisas.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
Try not to leave Right to Rent checks until the last minute. If the tenant does have issues generating a share code, you’ll feel the impact and inconvenience of the delay too. It’s proably going to mean waiting while the tenant fixes the problem or restarting the process with a different applicant or, more seriously, proceeding without escalating to the Landlord Checking Service when digital proof has failed.
Section D: How landlords and agents check a Right to Rent share code
Where a tenant’s immigration status is held digitally, landlords and letting agents in England are required to use the Right to Rent share code process. When the check is completed correctly, it can provide a statutory excuse against civil penalties. That protection depends on the landlord or agent following the prescribed steps and keeping the required evidence.
The check needs to be completed before the tenant occupies the property. It applies to all adult occupiers aged 18 or over, whether or not they are named on the tenancy agreement.
1. Carrying out the online Right to Rent check
To complete a compliant check, the landlord or letting agent uses the official GOV.UK Right to Rent online service. The tenant provides:
- The Right to Rent share code
- Their date of birth
Entering these details allows the landlord to view the Home Office record confirming whether the individual has a right to rent and whether that right is unlimited or time-limited.
The landlord should take reasonable steps to confirm that the online profile relates to the person who will occupy the property. Where a photograph is available, this involves checking that it reasonably matches the individual presenting themselves for the tenancy. Landlords are not expected to carry out forensic identity checks, but clear inconsistencies should not be ignored.
2. What makes a check compliant
A Right to Rent check is only compliant where all required steps are completed. In practical terms, this means using the correct GOV.UK service, confirming the result relates to the correct individual, and saving a clear record of the outcome.
Completing the online check without retaining evidence, or retaining evidence without a properly completed check, can undermine a statutory excuse.
3. Recording and retaining evidence
Landlords and letting agents need to retain evidence that each Right to Rent check was completed correctly. This includes:
- A copy of the online check result, saved or printed
- The date the check was carried out
- Secure retention of the record for the duration of the tenancy and for at least one year after the tenancy ends
If the required records cannot be produced, the Home Office may treat the check as not having been carried out, even where the online service was used at the time.
4. Follow-up checks for time-limited permission
Where the online result confirms a time-limited right to rent, the landlord has an ongoing duty to carry out a follow-up check before the permission shown in the Home Office record expires.
The follow-up can be completed by obtaining a new Right to Rent share code from the tenant or by using the Home Office Landlord Checking Service where the tenant cannot provide updated proof.
If a follow-up check is missed, the landlord’s statutory excuse may lapse, even where the original check was completed correctly.
5. When a tenant cannot provide a share code
If a tenant cannot provide a Right to Rent share code and does not have acceptable original documents, the landlord should not make assumptions about their status or refuse the tenancy automatically. The correct route is to use the Home Office Landlord Checking Service.
Where the Home Office confirms that the individual has a right to rent, it will issue a Positive Right to Rent Notice. This provides a statutory excuse for a limited period. Any follow-up date specified in the notice should be diarised and acted on.
Further practical guidance on these situations is available in resources on landlord immigration checks and Right to Rent document checks.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
The Home Office assesses evidence, which has to include the supporting steps outside of the actual check itself for the statutory excuse to be available, like confirming the person matches the profile, as well as saving the result and dating the record.
If any of the mandatory elements are missing, the check is treated as if it never took place.
Section E: Right to Rent check outcomes and follow-up duties
Once a Right to Rent check has been completed using a share code, the Home Office online service returns a specific outcome. That outcome determines whether a tenancy can proceed and whether the landlord has any ongoing compliance duties. A statutory excuse depends on both the outcome shown and the landlord having followed the required process and retained the correct evidence.
1. Unlimited Right to Rent
An unlimited right to rent confirms that there is no time restriction on the individual’s permission to rent residential property in England. This outcome is confirmed through the Home Office online service where a tenant’s status is held digitally and commonly applies to individuals with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Where an online check confirms an unlimited right to rent, no follow-up immigration checks are required during the tenancy. The landlord should still retain evidence of the initial check for the required period, but there is no need to repeat the check unless a new tenancy is granted.
2. Time-limited Right to Rent
A time-limited right to rent applies where the Home Office record shows that the tenant’s immigration permission is granted for a fixed period. This commonly affects individuals with limited leave to remain, including those on work, study, or family routes, as well as those holding pre-settled status.
Where a time-limited right to rent is confirmed, the landlord needs to carry out a follow-up check before the expiry date shown in the Home Office record. This follow-up can be completed by obtaining a new Right to Rent share code from the tenant or, where appropriate, by using the Home Office Landlord Checking Service.
If a required follow-up check is not completed in time, the landlord’s statutory excuse may lapse, even where the original check was carried out correctly.
3. No Right to Rent
If the online check confirms that the individual does not have the right to rent, the landlord should not grant a new tenancy. Allowing a tenancy to proceed in these circumstances can expose the landlord to civil penalties and, where the landlord knows or has reasonable cause to believe the person is disqualified from renting, criminal liability may also arise.
Where the result appears incorrect, the landlord should not attempt to override or reinterpret the outcome. The tenant should be directed to resolve the issue with the Home Office. The landlord should retain a record of the result as part of their compliance records.
4. Status not confirmed or Home Office decision pending
In some cases, the online service may not be able to confirm a tenant’s status. This often arises where an application, appeal, or administrative review is pending with the Home Office.
In these situations, landlords should not refuse the tenancy solely because status cannot be confirmed online. The correct step is to use the Home Office Landlord Checking Service. Where the Home Office issues a Positive Right to Rent Notice, the landlord may proceed with the tenancy for the period specified in that notice and should diarise any follow-up date set out in it.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
The results of a Right to Rent check will determine the risks that follow. While unlimited rights are low-maintenance, time-limited rights require active monitoring. “No right to rent” outcomes, meanwhile, are high risk if mishandled. If you find yourself in this situation, avoid any temptation to accept tenant assurances. If the system can’t confirm status, move immediately to the Landlord Checking Service.
Section F: Penalties, liability, and compliance risk for landlords
Right to Rent compliance is enforced by the Home Office and carries real legal and financial consequences where checks are not carried out correctly. Liability does not turn on intention. It turns on whether the landlord can demonstrate that a compliant check was completed and that a valid statutory excuse is in place.
Enforcement activity sits within the wider immigration compliance framework overseen by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). In practice, Right to Rent failures are often identified years after a tenancy begins, when evidence can no longer be produced.
1. Civil penalties for non-compliance
If a landlord rents a property to an adult occupier who does not have the right to rent and does not hold a valid statutory excuse, the Home Office may impose a civil penalty. The maximum penalty is £3,000 per occupier.
The level of any penalty depends on factors set out in Home Office guidance, including whether the landlord has committed previous breaches and whether the prescribed checks were carried out correctly. Where records are missing or incomplete, the Home Office may treat the check as not having been carried out at all.
Although Right to Rent is a separate regime from illegal working enforcement, the Home Office applies a similar compliance logic across both systems. Guidance on civil penalties for illegal working illustrates how enforcement action is assessed where statutory excuses are absent or defective.
2. Criminal liability for serious breaches
Criminal liability may arise where a landlord rents accommodation to a person who is disqualified from renting and the landlord knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that the individual does not have the right to rent.
Criminal offences can result in prosecution, unlimited fines, and in the most serious cases, imprisonment. In practice, criminal sanctions are reserved for deliberate or reckless conduct rather than administrative errors where a landlord has attempted to comply with the scheme.
Landlords facing investigation may also be subject to wider scrutiny, including a Home Office compliance visit, particularly where patterns of non-compliance are identified.
3. Managing and reducing compliance risk
Most Right to Rent enforcement action arises from process failure rather than from knowingly renting to someone without status. Risk can be reduced by applying consistent and documented checking procedures that align with Home Office guidance.
Effective risk management includes:
- Applying Right to Rent checks to all adult occupiers without exception
- Using the correct GOV.UK service for online checks
- Saving and dating evidence of each check
- Diarising follow-up checks where rights are time-limited
- Ensuring staff and agents understand their checking responsibilities
A structured approach does not remove risk entirely, but it significantly reduces the likelihood of penalties and strengthens a landlord’s position if enforcement action is taken.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
Landlords often believe penalties can only be imposed when someone is housed without lawful status but in reality, the main risk and grounds for penalties are linked to process errors. This is obviously a much broader catchment. Even where a tenant had lawful status, if the landlord can’t prove that a compliant check was completed, penalties can follow.
Section G: Avoiding discrimination during Right to Rent checks
Right to Rent checks operate alongside equality law. While landlords and letting agents in England are required to carry out immigration checks, how those checks are applied in practice matters just as much as whether they are carried out at all. Inconsistent or selective checking can expose landlords to discrimination claims, even where the underlying immigration check is technically correct.
The legal framework requires Right to Rent checks to be applied consistently to all prospective tenants. Decisions influenced by assumptions about nationality, ethnicity, accent, or perceived immigration status carry clear legal risk.
1. Applying checks consistently
Landlords should apply Right to Rent checks to all adult occupiers aged 18 or over, without exception. The same process should be used at the same stage of the tenancy application for every prospective tenant.
Selective checking, or varying the timing or level of scrutiny based on assumptions about a person’s background, can amount to unlawful discrimination. In practice, many claims arise not from outright refusals, but from delays or additional hurdles imposed on certain applicants.
2. Conduct that creates discrimination risk
Landlords and letting agents should avoid practices that treat applicants differently based on perceived immigration status.
This includes:
- Refusing to consider an application solely because the applicant is not a British citizen
- Requesting additional evidence or repeated checks from some applicants but not others
- Delaying tenancy decisions where the correct step is to use the Landlord Checking Service
- Applying follow-up checks selectively rather than to all tenants with time-limited rights
Even well-intentioned actions taken in the name of compliance can create legal exposure if checks are not applied uniformly.
3. Managing discrimination risk in practice
The most effective way to reduce discrimination risk is to remove discretion from the process. Written procedures, clear timing rules, and staff training help ensure checks are applied consistently.
Landlords and agents should consider:
- Using documented Right to Rent procedures that apply to all applicants
- Training staff and agents on both immigration and equality obligations
- Keeping records that show checks were carried out consistently
- Using the Landlord Checking Service where status cannot be confirmed rather than making subjective judgments
Further guidance on this area is set out in commentary on Right to Rent discrimination and the duties imposed by the Equality Act 2010.
DavidsonMorris Strategic Insight
Discrimination is a growing area of risk for landlords. Claims don’t just come from refusals, they can also result from inconsistent processes. Enforcement bodies look for patterns. Asking some tenants for share codes earlier than others, delaying decisions for certain groups or applying follow-up checks selectively are all shakey ground, even where the checks themselves are correct. A uniform process applied to everyone, regardless of nationality, is the best defence.
Section H: Summary
The Right to Rent share code now plays a central role in how landlords and letting agents in England meet their statutory checking duties where a tenant’s immigration status is held digitally. For many tenancies, it is the required route for confirming a tenant’s right to rent and for securing a statutory excuse against civil penalties.
The protection it offers, however, is conditional. Compliance depends on following the correct process at the correct time. Checks need to be completed before occupation, using the correct GOV.UK service, with evidence saved and retained. Where a tenant’s right to rent is time-limited, follow-up checks need to be diarised and completed before permission expires. Where status cannot be confirmed through a share code or documents, the Landlord Checking Service is the lawful route forward.
Right to Rent obligations also sit alongside equality law. Applying the same process to all adult occupiers, without assumptions or delay, reduces both immigration enforcement risk and discrimination exposure. Used properly, the share code system brings clarity and certainty. Used poorly, it creates avoidable compliance risk that often only comes to light when it is too late to fix.
Section I: Right to Rent share code FAQs
What is a Right to Rent share code?
A Right to Rent share code is a time-limited digital code generated through an official GOV.UK service. It allows a landlord or letting agent in England to access a tenant’s Home Office record and confirm whether the tenant has the legal right to rent residential property. The code itself does not act as proof and only has effect when used through the online checking system.
Who needs a Right to Rent share code?
Tenants whose immigration status is held digitally by the Home Office usually need to provide a Right to Rent share code. This includes many EU, EEA and Swiss nationals with status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as non-UK nationals with visas issued under the UK’s digital immigration system. British and Irish citizens do not use share codes and instead rely on document-based checks.
How do landlords check a Right to Rent share code?
Landlords and letting agents check a Right to Rent share code by entering the code together with the tenant’s date of birth into the official GOV.UK Right to Rent online service. The system then confirms whether the tenant has an unlimited right to rent, a time-limited right to rent, or no right to rent.
How long is a Right to Rent share code valid?
A Right to Rent share code is valid for 90 days from the date it is generated. If the code expires before the landlord completes the check, the tenant can generate a new code. The expiry of the code does not change the tenant’s underlying immigration status.
Do UK citizens need a Right to Rent share code?
No. British citizens cannot obtain and do not need a Right to Rent share code. They prove their right to rent using acceptable original documents, such as a valid British passport.
What happens if a tenant cannot provide a share code?
If a tenant cannot provide a share code and does not have acceptable original documents, the landlord should use the Home Office Landlord Checking Service. Where the Home Office confirms that the tenant has a right to rent, it will issue a Positive Right to Rent Notice, which provides a statutory excuse for a limited period.
What are the penalties for not carrying out Right to Rent checks?
Landlords who fail to carry out compliant Right to Rent checks may face civil penalties of up to £3,000 per occupier. Where a landlord knowingly, or with reasonable cause to believe, rents to a person who is disqualified from renting, criminal prosecution may also follow.
Does Right to Rent apply across the whole UK?
No. Right to Rent checks apply only in England. They do not apply to residential tenancies in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.
What should a landlord do if a share code check fails or appears incorrect?
If a share code check indicates that a tenant does not have the right to rent, the landlord should not grant a new tenancy. Where the result appears incorrect or status cannot be confirmed online, the tenant should be directed to resolve the issue with the Home Office and, where appropriate, the landlord should use the Landlord Checking Service. A record of the outcome should be retained as part of the landlord’s compliance records.
Section J: Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Right to Rent | The legal requirement in England for landlords to check that adult occupiers have permission to rent residential property before occupation begins. |
| Right to Rent share code | A time-limited digital code generated through GOV.UK that allows a landlord or letting agent to view a tenant’s Right to Rent status using the Home Office online checking system. |
| Statutory excuse | Legal protection against civil penalties obtained where a landlord carries out Right to Rent checks correctly and retains the required evidence. |
| Unlimited Right to Rent | A confirmation from the Home Office that a person has no time restriction on their permission to rent residential property in England and does not require follow-up checks during the tenancy. |
| Time-limited Right to Rent | A confirmation that a person’s permission to rent is valid only until a specified date, requiring a follow-up check before that permission expires. |
| Landlord Checking Service (LCS) | A Home Office service used where a tenant cannot provide a share code or acceptable documents, often because an application, appeal, or review is pending. |
| Positive Right to Rent Notice | A confirmation issued by the Home Office through the Landlord Checking Service stating that a tenant has the right to rent for a limited period and providing a statutory excuse. |
| Adult occupier | Any person aged 18 or over who will occupy the property as their main home, whether or not they are named on the tenancy agreement. |
| Civil penalty | A financial penalty imposed by the Home Office for renting to a person without the right to rent where the landlord does not hold a statutory excuse. The maximum penalty is £3,000 per occupier. |
| Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) | An immigration status allowing a person to live in the UK without time restrictions, including an unlimited right to rent. |
| Settled status | An immigration status granted under the EU Settlement Scheme allowing EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals to live and rent in the UK indefinitely. |
| Pre-settled status | A time-limited immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme granting a temporary right to live and rent in the UK. |
| Limited leave to remain | Time-limited immigration permission granted under the UK Immigration Rules, resulting in a time-limited right to rent. |
| Disqualified person | An individual who does not have permission under UK immigration law to rent residential property in England. |
Section K: Additional resources and links
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GOV.UK – Prove your right to rent | Official Home Office service for tenants to generate a Right to Rent share code and prove their immigration status digitally. | https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-rent |
| GOV.UK – View a tenant’s right to rent | The online service landlords and letting agents use to check a tenant’s Right to Rent using a share code and date of birth. | https://www.gov.uk/view-right-to-rent |
| GOV.UK – How to check a tenant’s right to rent | Home Office guidance explaining how to carry out Right to Rent checks, including timing, follow-up duties, and record-keeping. | https://www.gov.uk/check-tenant-right-to-rent-documents |
| Home Office – Landlord Checking Service | Service used where a tenant cannot provide a share code or acceptable documents, often because an application or appeal is pending. | https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outreach/lcs-application.ofml |
| Home Office – Right to Rent Code of Practice | Official Code of Practice setting out how landlords should conduct checks and avoid unlawful discrimination. | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice |
| NRLA – Right to Rent guidance | Practical guidance for landlords on complying with Right to Rent obligations and managing compliance risk. | https://www.nrla.org.uk/resources/running-your-business/immigration-act-2016-right-to-rent |
| DavidsonMorris – UK Immigration | Overview of UK immigration law and compliance issues affecting individuals, employers, and landlords. | https://www.davidsonmorris.com/uk-immigration/ |
| DavidsonMorris – UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) | Guidance on the role of UKVI in immigration decision-making, compliance, and enforcement. | https://www.davidsonmorris.com/ukvi/ |
