Government to 'backtrack on rental sector immigration checks'

The government is set to backtrack on its plans to force letting agents and landlords to be responsible for checking the immigration status of tenants.

This is according to shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn who believes the policy will be scrapped in most areas.

"Ministers simply don’t have a clue when it comes to detail and their policy on this is unravelling," he commented. 

Mr Benn claimed that if the government wants to tackle the problem of rogue operators in the sector, it should follow Labour's policy of introducing a statutory register for landlords. 

David Cameron announced the plans to make immigration checks the responsibility of the rental industry in March. 

However, communities secretary Eric Pickles is believed to have told the prime minister this is not viable and now the policy will only be introduced in "high-risk" areas where the chances of illegal immigrants wanting to rent is particularly common.

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House to let – Perseverance Place, Holmfirth

Property type: 3 bedroom house
Location: Holmfirth Rental: £650pcm
Min term: 6 months

Rarely do these highly sought after 3 bedroom properties become available on Perseverance Place. With large garage and gardens they make the ideal family home.

Set in an ideal location only a short walk from the centre of Holmfirth but with rural walks and footpaths nearby.  Briefly comprising; Entrance hallway, utility room, large integral garage, good size dining kitchen with patio doors out to the rear garden and lounge. A second staircase rises to the top floor accommodation where there is a single bedroom, two doubles, one with en-suite, house bathroom and storage cupboard. The property has PVCu double glazing and gas fired central heating. There is a good sized, enclosed lawned garden to the rear and further garden area, along with driveway to the front.

Internal viewing advised

• 3 bedrooms
• Good size gardens
• Large garage
• En-suite shower room
• Parking
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NEW PROPERTY

House to let – Perseverance Place, Holmfirth

Property type: 3 bedroom house
Location: Holmfirth Rental: £650pcm
Min term: 6 months

Rarely do these highly sought after 3 bedroom properties become available on Perseverance Place. With large garage and gardens they make the ideal family home.

Set in an ideal location only a short walk from the centre of Holmfirth but with rural walks and footpaths nearby.  Briefly comprising; Entrance hallway, utility room, large integral garage, good size dining kitchen with patio doors out to the rear garden and lounge. A second staircase rises to the top floor accommodation where there is a single bedroom, two doubles, one with en-suite, house bathroom and storage cupboard. The property has PVCu double glazing and gas fired central heating. There is a good sized, enclosed lawned garden to the rear and further garden area, along with driveway to the front.

Internal viewing advised

• 3 bedrooms
• Good size gardens
• Large garage
• En-suite shower room
• Parking
• GFCH, Double glazing, Alarm

To enquire about this property, please contact us on 01484 682999. To view the full advert for this property please click here.

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House to let – Broomfield Avenue, Halifax

Property type: 5 bedroom detached house
Location: Huddersfield
Rental: £1000 pcm
Min term: 6 months

A five bedroom  detached home with double garage, sun room, two en-suited bedrooms and lovely gardens all situated in one of Halifax’s most prestigious post codes. A fabulous example of a quality family home.

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• Luxury Bathrooms
• Good size gardens
• Off Street Parking
• Prestigous Area
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The NAEA and ARLA have named their new incoming presidential teams

Jan Htch, from Arnolds Keys, Norfolk, is president of the NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents), while Susan Fitz-Gibbon succeeds Jane Ingram at ARLA (The Association of Residential Letting Agents). Htch succeeds Mark Hayward who has combined his role as NAEA president with his ongoing job as NAEA managing director.

Both women are inspirational. Htch began her career with Arnolds in 1993 and rose through the ranks to become the first female partner in its 100-year history. Fitz-Gibbon founded London agents Fitz-Gibbon Residential in 1988, now Fitz-Gibbon, and has been a member of ARLA for 23 years.

Fitz-Gibbon has battled with huge courage an extremely serious illness in the form of a rare bone cancer. After her diagnosis, Fitz-Gibbon founded Chordoma UK, a charity to raise money for research into the condition.

In other NFoPP appointments, London agent Simon Gerrard, managing director of Martyn Gerrard, becomes president-elect of the NAEA and Valerie Bannister, national property director at Your Move, becomes president-elect of ARLA.

Martyn Baum, of Hartleys Estate Agents in Leicestershire, becomes vice-president of the NAEA, and Peter Savage, of Landmark Estates in London’s Docklands, becomes vice-president of ARLA.

Gary Harper becomes president of the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers (NAVA) and David Broschomb becomes chair of the Institution of Commercial and Business Agents (ICBA).

Susan Fitz-Gibbon’s charity can be found via the link below.

http://chordoma-uk.org/founder

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Flat to let – Grosvenor Road

Property type: 1 bedroom flat
Location: Dalton, Huddersfield
Rental: £320 pcm
Min term: 6 months

A super one bedroom apartment ideal for those in full time employment, students looking to be close to the University or graduates.

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• Studios and apartments available
• Maintained grounds
• Students and those in employment welcome
• On site laundry room
• Private en-suites
• Close to university
• Bond – £420

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Flat to let – Grosvenor Road

Property type: 1 bedroom apartment
Location: Dalton, Huddersfield
Rental: £280 pcm
Min term: 6 months

Applegate Lettings offer this recently refurbished studio block specifically for those seeking good quality accommodation close to Huddersfield town centre.

Apartment 3 is fully self-contained complete with; kitchen area comprising of electric hob, working surface with storage cupboards, fridge/freezer and sink with drainer.  Separate bedroom and en-suite with shower, low level W.C. and wash hand basin.  It also has internet point, TV point, telephone point, individual security locks and its own electric supply. Water is included in the rent. The whole development is accessed by shared entrance, there are gardens all around, additional laundry room and on street parking.  Graduates and those in employment welcome.

• 1 bed apartment
• Recently renovated
• Fitted kitchen with integrated oven
• En-suite shower room
• Communal laundry room
• Large shared garden
• Internet, TV, phone lines
• Close to Huddersfield centre

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