Landlords will face increased sanctions if they knowingly rent a property to someone who does not have permission to live in the country, under plans to be included in a migration white paper.
The new plans could see landlords facing an up to five-year prison term if they are found guilty of knowingly renting a property to an illegal immigrant.
Landlords will, with employers, share much of the burden of policing the system. Landlords and employers will be doing a lot of the heavy lifting on the enforcement, according to a senior minister
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