Increase to Right to Rent Civil Penalties on Landlords

Policy effect

Amends sections 23(2) and 25(4) of the Immigration Act 2014 to increase the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed by the Secretary of State on landlords and agents from £3,000 to £20,000 in respect of a contravention of section 22 regarding residential accommodation for persons without legal immigration status. The amendments do not apply in respect of a penalty notice issued to a landlord or agent in relation to a contravention of section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 if the contravention occurred solely before the coming into force of this Order.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amends sections 23(2) and 25(4) of the Immigration Act 2014 to increase the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed by the Secretary of State on landlords and agents from £3,000 to £20,000 in respect of a contravention of section 22 regarding residential accommodation for persons without legal immigration status.; The amendments do not apply in respect of a penalty notice issued to a landlord or agent in relation to a contravention of section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 if the contravention occurred solely before the coming into force of this Order.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

In section 23(2) (penalty notices: landlords) for “£3,000” substitute “£20,000”. (3) In section 25(4) (penalty notices: agents) for “£3,000” substitute “£20,000”. … The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply in respect of a penalty notice issued to a landlord or agent in relation to a contravention of section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 if the contravention occurred solely before the coming into force of this Order.

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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