Charity argues policy puts people who are in UK legally at risk of homelessnessAn attempt to overturn a key pillar of the government’s hostile environment policy that forces landlords to evict or turn away tenants they believe may be in the country illegally is due to begin in the high court.Campaigners and landlords won leave this year to bring a judicial review against the Home Office on the grounds that the so-called Right to Rent scheme is unlawful and discriminates against tenants on the basis of their race or nationality. Continue reading…
Via: Court challenge to hostile environment tenancy scheme begins
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