{"id":27384,"date":"2025-11-17T11:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=27384"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:17:15","slug":"right-to-rent-uk-guide","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/web-stories\/right-to-rent-uk-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about the right to rent in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Source+Sans+3%3Awght%40400%3B700&amp;family=Roboto\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:74.75728%;width:61.16505%;height:4.36893%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% 0.7936507936507936% \/ 7.4074074074074066% 7.4074074074074066% 7.4074074074074066% 7.4074074074074066%\" id=\"el-bcb888a2-8ada-46f3-b478-3453e3934ed5\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.8888888888888882% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">By Benham and Reeves<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:79.12621%;width:61.16505%;height:3.39806%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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style=\"background-color:#292326\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f9ef5c99-1651-4e50-ad53-977a709e8959\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/signing-a-rental-agreement.webp\" alt=\"Legal requirement\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/signing-a-rental-agreement.webp 720w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/signing-a-rental-agreement-576x1024.webp 576w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/signing-a-rental-agreement-169x300.webp 169w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/signing-a-rental-agreement-150x267.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:7.52427%;top:45.14563%;width:88.83495%;height:18.93204%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.546448087431694% 0.546448087431694% 0.546448087431694% 0.546448087431694% \/ 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095%\" id=\"el-58a934fc-f146-4f35-a969-bf3e135d3dd6\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.7038251366120215% 0;font-family:&quot;Source Sans 3&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">The Right to Rent check is a legal requirement ensuring tenants have permission to reside in the UK before signing a rental agreement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"e5acfb91-fa45-45ec-9470-9b650e7fcf5e\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#cacde5\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-4ca29ccb-355c-4f1b-9a0d-50d1c8db862a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/this-law-applies-only-to-England.webp\" alt=\"UK Flag\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/this-law-applies-only-to-England.webp 720w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/this-law-applies-only-to-England-576x1024.webp 576w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/this-law-applies-only-to-England-169x300.webp 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-cd10010b-be2f-4678-ac00-796de321b4e0\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/letting-agents-and-householders.webp\" alt=\"Landlord and Letting agents\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/letting-agents-and-householders.webp 720w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/letting-agents-and-householders-576x1024.webp 576w,https:\/\/www.benhams.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/letting-agents-and-householders-169x300.webp 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