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Coming into force on 22 January 2024 to coincide with higher maximum fines for non-compliance under the Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023, the revised code of practice is the sixth update and will replace the previous version from March 2022.
Due to take effect at the start of 2024, the higher fines represent what the Home Office describes as the biggest shake up of civil penalties since the checks were first introduced and will include charges of up to £20,000 for repeat breaches.
A report on the impact of phase two of the Right to Rent scheme has been published, which assessed that it leads to unlawful discrimination on the basis of ethnicity or nationality.
Lettings agencies are facing significant cost increases to remain compliant with Right to Rent checks, as the system allowing Adjusted checks (using Zoom calls and copies of documents for example), ends in England on 30 September 2022.