It applies only to residential tenancy agreements commencing on or after April 6 this year, and also where a repeat check on an existing tenant is required to be carried out on or after April 6.

A key element of the guide says landlords should not:

- discriminate when conducting right to rent checks;

- simply check the status of those who the landlord thinks appear or are likely to be migrants;

- treat those with a time-limited right to rent more or less favourably;

- treat those who have access to the Home Office online checking service more or less favourably;

- treat those who provide a manual documentation as listed in the list of acceptable documents more or less favourably;

 - make assumptions about a person’s right to rent, or their immigration status on the basis of their colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, accent or length of time they have been resident in the UK.

For full details see below:

Cited from https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2022/2/anti-discrimination-guide-for-landlords-issued-by-government 21.6.23

 Full information can be found on:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/amendments-to-the-home-office-code-of-practice-for-landlords