Immigration

As part of the government’s drive to make the UK a less attractive place for illegal immigrants a controversial new scheme has been introduced by the Immigration Act 2014 that places an obligation on landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants before entering into tenancy agreements for residential accommodation. The scheme was launched in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley [...]

Earlier this month, the Government made some significant changes to the investor category of the Immigration Rules. This article considers the changes made and the Government’s motivations for the changes. Whilst the Government’s overall immigration policy is to reduce net migration, it wants to attract high net worth individuals and foreign investment. The Tier 1 Investor category facilitates this by [...]