Daniel Skinner

Landlords in England of residential property must check whether a tenant, or lodger, is legally entitled to rent the property. This was first introduced under the Immigration Act 2014. It was part of the Government’s “hostile...

Where a landlord is taking proceedings against a resident with a “protected characteristic”, two possible defences arise under the Equality Act. The first is the discrimination defence under s15 Equality Act where it is alleged the...