BREXIT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU LANDLORD?

• Posted by tenancy solved February 28, 2020 - Filed in Landlords - #landlord  #  #  #letting agents  #female landlords  - 1,184 views

  

  Landlords are really confused at the moment, not knowing what guidelines to follow on foreign tenants after BREXIT.

  As a landlord I choose to uphold my responsibilities to my tenants until I am told otherwise or a change in the tenancy agreements by this Government tells me to do so.

  For me a tenant is a tenant so long as he or she complies with the Government check list on immigration and the right to stay law.

  How to do the check:

  • Check which adults will use your property as their main home (your ‘tenants’).
  • Ask them for original documents that prove they can live in the UK.
  • Check their documents to see if they have the right to rent your property.
  • Check that each tenant’s documents are genuine and belong to them. Do this with the tenant present.
  • Make and keep copies of the documents and record the date you made the check.
  • You can get an unlimited fine or be sent to prison for renting your property to someone who is not allowed to stay in England.

  Checking EU, EEA and Swiss Citizens

  Right to rent checks will not change until 1 January 2021 for citizens of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

  Continue checking their passport or national identity card as before. For family members of EU, EEA or Swiss citizens, follow the usual guidance for documents you can accept for right to rent checks.

  It’s against the law to ask EU, EEA or Swiss citizens to show that they have settled status or pre-settled status when starting a new tenancy.

  You will not need to make retrospective checks for existing tenants from 2021.

   

  As a landlord, BREXIT or not I need to collect my rent. I need to repay my mortgage and the only way I know is to rent my property to the right tenants with the right immigration documents. And that is what matters.

  There may be changes to the housing law, but the law will never stop you the landlord renting your property if you follow the correct rules and regulations. 

  For more info, visit gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=TENANCY+AFTER+BREXIT&order=relevance 

  

  by: tenancy solved uploaded February 28, 2020