TLDR: Right to Rent checks require landlords and agents to verify tenants' legal status in the UK by reviewing original documents, as mandated by the Immigration Act 2014.
Right to Rent Checks
Right to Rent checks are the customary system that requires letting agents and landlords to verify a tenant's legal status by reviewing and recording original documents as part of their verification procedure before renting to them.
This legal standard was created to ensure that prospective tenants are legally entitled to be in the UK and was brought about under the Immigration Act 2014.