Landlords are refusing to rent to non-white British tenants due to the government’s hostile environment policy, a court has heard.
The “Right to Rent” scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants, is being challenged in high court on the grounds that it discriminates against people on the basis of their nationality and ethnicity.
Under the scheme, which was introduced in 2016, landlords face the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to believe” that the property they are letting is occupied by someone who does not have the right to rent in the UK.
