Check if someone can rent your residential property
You must check anyone aged 18 or over who pays to use your property as their main home, for example, tenants, sub-tenants and paying house guests.
Use this service to find out:
- which types of documents give someone the right to rent in the UK
- how to check someone鈥檚 documents
You might get a fine (鈥榗ivil penalty鈥�) if you rent your property to someone who does not have the right to rent.
If you鈥檝e bought a property that already has tenants, you need proof that their last landlord did the check. You鈥檒l still be responsible for carrying out further checks on your tenants in future.