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And those who live in accommodation that:
 is provided by a local authority
 is provided as part of their job (known as ‘tied
accommodation’)
 has a lease that is 7 years or longer

The penalties for illegal renting include 5 years in prison or an
unlimited fine if you knew or had ‘reasonable cause to believe’
such person(s) didn’t have the right to rent in the UK.

During referencing passport copies have to be uploaded, as
well as a second form of ID such as driving licence, national
insurance card, TV licence, bank statement. Passports must be
physically checked and this is evidenced in the ‘pre-move-in’
checks.

Planet Rent stores passport and visa references and expiry
dates and the user has to confirm that the:
 person matches photo,
 passport reference is correct,
 expiry date is correct,
 tenant is over 19,
 the property is to be their main home,

These checks becomes important on contract renewal as
any visa needs to have a minimum of 6 months unexpired
at the end of any tenancy – a warning message comes up
during renewal if this condition is not met.

On the ‘pre-move in’ checks process the User has to confirm for each tenant:

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