Right to Rent Checks
Under the { Immigration Act 2014 } Landlords & Letting Agents are required to carry out immigration checks on all adult occupiers to ensure they have a right to rent in the UK. To enable any application to rent a property through Cross Keys Estates to progress, each potential tenant must provide either ONE document from List A (Group 1) or TWO documents from List A (Group 2) and List B.
List A { Group 1 } : Acceptable single documents which show an unlimited right to rent
- UK Passport.
- EEA/Swiss National passport / Identity card.
- Registration Certificate or document certifying permanent residence of EEA/Swiss national.
- EEA/ Swiss family member Permanent Residence card.
- Biometric Residence Permit with unlimited leave.
- Passport or travel document endorsed with unlimited leave.
- UK Immigration status document endorsed with unlimited leave.
- A certificate of naturalisation or registration as a British citizen.
List A { Group 2 } : Acceptable document combinations which show an unlimited right to rent
{ any 2 of the below to be shown in combination }
- UK Birth or Adoption certificate.
- Full or provisional UK driving license.
- A letter from HM Prison Service.
- A letter from a UK Government Department or Local Authority.
- A letter from National Offender Management Service.
- Evidence of current or previous service in UK armed forces.
- A letter from a Police force confirming that certain documents have been stolen.
- A letter from a private rented sector access scheme.
- A letter of attestation from an employer.
- A letter from a UK further or higher education institution.
- A letter of attestation from a UK passport holder working in an acceptable profession.
- Benefits paperwork.
- Criminal Record check.
List B : Documents which show a time – limited right to rent
- A valid passport endorsed with a time – limited period.
- Biometric immigration document with permission to stay for time – limited period.
- Non EEA national residence card.
- UK immigration status document with a time – limited endorsement from Home Office.
