Student accommodation amendment to Immigration Bill welcomed by property industry
The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed a change made to the Immigration Bill today which will ensure that landlords of purpose build student accommodation will be exempt from having to conduct ongoing immigration checks on tenants.
The BPF began lobbying for this in summer 2013 after the Government’s consultation document on the immigration Bill did not include an exemption for student accommodation. This led the BPF to table an amendment on the grounds that international students go through rigorous visa checks before being accepted by a university and that requiring landlords to so the same would be a duplication of the same checks.
Following the launch of its student accommodation committee, the BPF has been engaging with government in order to raise the profile of the student accommodation sector and make sure that its voice is heard …