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<p>The information requested is not routinely collated in the format sought. Home
Office records show that in response to landlords making enquiries through the Landlords
Checking Service, the Home Office has issued 503 responses during phase 1 of the scheme
and 5,446 during phase 2. Of these, 62 responses during phase 1 and 605 responses
during phase 2 were in respect of those without the right to rent.</p><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.</p>
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