29^th Aug 2018

The government’s outlandish 'Right to Rent' scheme for landlords to operate as an extension to Immigration Control which has been universally condemned, is set to be challenged in December in the High Court.

In June the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) was granted the right to challenge the government's onerous “hostile environment” policy, to launch a High Court case against the Home Office.

In the last couple of days the JCWI made an announcement that it has just been granted permission for a full hearing of its case in the High Court on the 18th and 19th December.

The organisation said: “This is going to be the first proper chance a court in the UK will have to determine the legality of the hostile environment Theresa May created that conscripted ordinary people into acting as her border guards.

“We are close to ending this pernicious experiment once and for all.”

The JCWI is hoping to crowdfund its legal challenge and has so far raised £5,090 of its £15,000 target.

Across the industry the JCWI’s legal challenge is being supported and an industry body's spokesperson said: “Landlords will welcome the High Court decision to allow a judicial review of the Right to Rent policy which has put them in the impossible position of acting as untrained Border Police trying to ascertain who does and who does not have the right to be in the country.

“This has created difficulties for many legitimate tenants as landlords are forced to play safe and only rent to those with a UK passport.”

“The announcement is an important step towards overturning a policy which the government’s own inspectorate had described as having yet to demonstrate its worth.”


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