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From 1st February 2016, landlords of let residential property in England will have to establish that new tenants (and all other adults who will be living in the property) have an immigration status which allows them the right to rent in the UK. Government guidance on how to make the necessary checks is available on the GOV.UK website and CAAV members can find more detail in the Members Documents section of this website, under England / Property Management (Residential and Commercial) /...

The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, has confirmed that over 5,000 claimants should now have received a first instalment of their BPS 2015 payment (75% Basic Payment and 90% Greening). This represents almost 30 per cent of the total claimant population in Scotland (approximately18,000). Further information is available on the Scottish Government website. Where there are hardship cases, the customer helpline should be contacted on 0300 300 2222....

The RPA has given a further update this afternoon on its progress with making BPS 2015 payments. 61,172 claimants have been paid which represents over 70% of the total claimant population of 87,095 (this was just over 57,700 as at 19th January 2016). The total value of payments made now stands at over £845 million out of an estimated total fund of £1.43 billion (this was £779 million as at 19th January 2016). Therefore an additional 3,472 claimants have been paid £66 million since 19th...

The RPA has advised that it has paid another 11,300 claimants so far in January. Some 57,700 claimants (approximately 66% of the total claimant population) have been paid to date. Further information is available on the GOV.UK website.

Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss, has given a speech at the Oxford Farming Conference today. The speech can be viewed on the GOV.UK website.