united-kingdom landlord immigration
What is the rationale/basis for right to rent checks only being required of landlords in England, and not Wales, Scotland or NI?
<p>Landlords in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland aren’t required by the Immigration Act 2016 to check prospective tenants’ rights to rent as <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/42?timeline=false" rel="nofollow noreferrer">section 42</a> is still &quot;prospective legislation&quot; and not in force. I’m wondering what the reason our thinking behind this was?</p>
<p>And what other components of the so called hostile environment regime are like this?</p>

<p>Only in answer to the first part of the question, this is probably primarily because England, in general, and London, in particular, has the most foreign born people (<a href="https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/migrants-in-the-uk-an-overview/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">35% are in London alone</a> and 90% are in England), making it the priority.</p>
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<p>Secondarily, probably because the task of adapting the fine bureaucratic details of a statute or regulation designed for England to the nuances of Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland is a time consuming and detailed technical task that would have delayed enactment of the legislation taking effect anywhere, otherwise, even though it wasn't as high a priority elsewhere, due to lower proportions of immigrants.</p>
