CERTIFIED RIGHT TO RENT CHECKS

REAL-TIME RIGHT TO RENT CHECK ONLINE SERVICE

Government legislation requires that landlords and letting agents verify potential tenants legal right to rent in England. Right to Rent checks apply to all tenants / lodgers aged 18 and over, even if they’re not named on the tenancy agreement or there’s no tenancy agreement in place / in writing.

Failure to check the legal status of a tenant could result in a civil penalty such as a fine or loss of licence. As of the 1st October legislation changed that required lettings agent to verify that their tenant’s ID either manually face-to-face or if remotely via a certified Identity Service Provider (IDSP). The use of video calls to verify someone’s ID is no longer accepted by the Home Office.

As a certified IDSP our ID identity verification software has been developed using next-generation biometric facial recognition technology, enabling you to perform ID checks in real-time and confirm that the ID matches the actual person.