Brexit

Housing Rights new series of webinars aims to help you advise your clients around housing issues that may arise for them when the UK leaves the EU.  

The videos below will take you through

• The EU Settlement Scheme
• Impacts of Brexit on returning British and Irish nationals 
• Housing and homelessness eligibility 

The videos are less than 10 minutes long. You will need speakers or headphones as there is a voiceover.

Confusion surrounding the impacts of Brexit has grown significantly in recent months. If you are a landlord, you may be worried about renting to foreign tenants once the UK has left the EU.

Luckily, there will be little change to the housing rights of European nationals who reside in the UK. Landlord Advice's video below goes through some issues and concerns landlords and letting agents may have when the UK leaves the EU.

The settlement scheme is the UK government’s way of protecting the rights of EU nationals who live in the UK after Great Britain and Northern Ireland leave the EU. EEA nationals should apply to this scheme to ensure their rights are protected after Brexit. 

Under the scheme, EEA nationals can be given either settled or pre-settled status. A person’s rights to access social services, such as housing assistance, will depend on their status.