Everyone moans about the load put on the country by immigration. Then when anyone even suggests we cooperate to try to discourage illegal immigrants people are up in arms shouting 'racism'. Private landlords have been very much to blame in the past by their practices, not least offering substandard housing to illegal immigrants, cramming them in, and making a good profit. It's about time these type of landlords were brought to book.
As a private landlord myself I'm more than happy for my agents to check documents etc and they are very good at spotting forgeries. You've no idea how many try to foist forged letters of recommendation, student IDs, etc on us Janeainsworth