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FCA case against CACEIS UK raises points of interest for practitioners
James Alleyne
23 October 2015
Landlords’ Right to Rent check obligations – mind the data protection, equality and criminal sanctions traps
The Home Office announced on 20 October 2015 that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check that new tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting out their property. The new scheme will not apply in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland for the time being.
30 September 2015
Immigration Bill 2015 – the real impact of creating a ‘hostile environment’
Earlier this month, the Government published the Immigration Bill 2015, which introduces further measures to create a ‘hostile environment’ for unwanted migration in the UK. This blog explores the background and key aspects of the new Bill and sets out the potential economic and human impact this may have if the Bill is passed and becomes law. It also includes a worked example to illustrate how some of the proposed rules will inadvertently impact all migrants and their families, including British employees, landlords and families.
17 September 2015
New Immigration Bill makes provision for further measures to counteract illegal migration
The government has today published its latest Immigration Bill which makes further provisions to tackle illegal migration. This blog explores the key themes and measures.
7 August 2015
UK Visas and Immigration Online Application Service
The Home Office has announced that within the next few weeks it will be rolling out a full online Tier 2 visa application facility for migrants and their dependants. Currently this facility is only available for Tier 2 applicants and their dependants applying using the Tier 2 priority and postal service.
23 July 2015
Roll out of new Criminal Record Certificate requirements for migrants
With effect from 1 September 2015 the Home Office will begin to roll out the requirement for migrants to obtain police clearance certificates prior to submitting applications for visas to travel to the UK. There will be a phased introduction commencing with the Tier 1 (Investor) and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applicant categories. This is a trial scheme and subject to its success it is anticipated that it will be rolled out further to other immigration categories at the beginning of 2016.