Wednesday 18 October 2017

Forged Ids: Landlord Laws 'Fuelling Black Market'

Legislation aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from renting properties is fuelling a black market in forged IDs. Under Right to Rent rules landlords must check the immigration status of new tenants. But criminal gangs are helping undocumented immigrants flout the law by them selling fake documents. A Home Affairs spokesperson said landlords were not expected to be experts in spotting forged documents. However, David Smith of Anthony Gold Solicitors, who specialises in landlord and tenant law, said this lack of expertise was problematic. "They (landlords) do not have the knowledge or skills to do the job properly. I've never met a landlord who can tell a valid Liechtenstein passport from a forgery," he told the BBC. Read more on the BBC website.

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