evictions

Landlords must evict illegal immigrants or face jail

Landlords will face up to five years in prison if they rent properties to illegal immigrants or fail to evict tenants who lose the right to live in England under new measures announced by the Government this week. Landlords, who will be required to check a migrant’s status before agreeing a new tenancy, will also be permitted to terminate rental leases, on occasions without a court order, when asylum requests are rejected. Failure to do so could see landlords face up to five years in prison. The Government’s aim is to make it harder for illegal immigrants to live in the UK, while also clamping down on rogue landlords who provide immigrants with unsafe and often overcrowded accommodation. Greg Clark (left), the Communities Secretary, said: “We are determined to crack down on rogue landlords who make money out of illegal immigration – exploiting vulnerable people and undermining our immigration system. In future, landlords will be required to ensure that the people they rent their properties to are legally entitled to be in the country. We will also require them to meet their basic responsibilities as landlords, cracking down on those who rent out dangerous, dirty and overcrowded properties.” The Association…