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<p>As with right to work checks, the Right to Rent scheme is predicated on checks
being carried out by third parties (in this case landlords and lettings agents). This
means that the majority of illegal migrant prospective tenants will be denied access
to the private rented sector as a result of these checks with no intervention by enforcement
officers or reference to the Home Office. The sanctions set out in the Immigration
Acts 2014 and 2016 in relation to the Right to Rent scheme are there to address circumstances
where the scheme is not adhered to by landlords and agents.</p><p>The Home Office
will always investigate information it receives about illegal migrants and take appropriate
enforcement action according to the information available and the circumstances of
the case. It is not always possible to attribute a return or other enforcement activity
to the application of a sanction earlier in the case or to the route through which
a particular individual was brought to the attention of the Home Office.</p>
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