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List A Documents

If a prospective tenant can produce either one document from group 1 or two documents from group 2 then they will not require a follow-up check.

Group 1

If a prospective tenant can produce one document from this group then a continuous statutory excuse will be established:

  1. A passport (current or expired) showing that the holder is a British citizen, or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the ‘right of abode’ in the UK.
  2. A passport or passport card (in either case, whether current or expired) showing that the holder is an Irish citizen.
  3. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, which has been verified as valid by the Home Office Landlord Checking Service, showing that the holder has been granted unlimited leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules, Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
  4. A passport or other travel document (in either case, whether current or expired) endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, or is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
  5. An immigration status document (current or expired) containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it is allowed to stay in the UK indefinitely or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
  6. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen.

* Definition includes those with a document which shows that the holder is entitled to readmission to the UK (RUK endorsement)’, including Crown Dependency indefinite leave to remain (ILR) endorsements.

Group 2

If a prospective tenant can produce any two documents from this group then a continuous statutory excuse will be established:

  1. A birth certificate, long or short, issued in the UK*
  2. An adoption certificate issued in the UK.
  3. A birth certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland.
  4. An adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland.
  5. A letter which:
    1. is issued by a government department or local authority no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented
    2. is signed by a named official stating their name and professional address
    3. confirms the holder’s name
    4. confirms that the holder has accessed services from that department or authority or is otherwise known to that department or authority.
  6. A letter which:
    1. is issued no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented
    2. is signed by a British passport holder who is or has been a professional person or who is otherwise of good standing in their community confirms the holder’s name
    3. states how long the signatory has known the holder, such period being of at least three months’ duration, and in what capacity
    4. states the signatory’s name, address, profession, place of work and passport number.
  7. A letter issued by a person who employs the holder no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented, which indicates the holder’s name and confirming their status as an employee and employee reference number or National Insurance number and states the employer’s name and business address.
  8. A letter issued by a police force in the UK no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented, confirming that the holder has been the victim of a crime in which a document listed in List A (Group 1) belonging to the holder has been stolen and stating the crime reference number.
  9. An identity card or document issued by one of Her Majesty’s forces or the Secretary of State confirming that the holder is or has been a serving member in any of Her Majesty’s forces.
  10. A letter issued by Her Majesty’s Prison Service, the Scottish Prison Service or the Northern Ireland Prison Service confirming that the holder has been released from the custody of that service no longer than six months before the date on which that letter is presented, and confirming their name and date of birth.
  11. A letter issued no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented by an officer of the National Offender Management Service in England and Wales, an officer of a local authority in Scotland who is a responsible officer for the purposes of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 or an officer of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland confirming the holder’s name and date of birth and confirming that the holder is the subject of an order requiring supervision by that officer.
  12. A current licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (to include the photocard licence in respect of licences issued on or after 1st July 1998) or Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (to include the photocard licence).
  13. A certificate issued no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented, by the Disclosure and Barring Service under Part V of the Police Act 1997, the Scottish Ministers under Part 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 or the Secretary of State under Part V of the Police Act 1997 in relation to the holder.
  14. A document, or a screen shot of an electronic document, issued no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented, by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Department of Work and Pensions, the Northern Ireland Department for Social Development or a local authority confirming that the holder is in receipt of a benefit listed in section 115(1) or (2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
  15. A letter which:
    1. is issued no longer than three months before the date on which it is presented
    2. is issued by a public authority, voluntary organisation or charity in the course of a scheme operated to assist individuals to secure accommodation in the private rented sector in order to prevent or resolve homelessness
    3. confirms the holder’s name
    4. states the address of a prospective tenancy which the authority, organisation or charity is assisting the holder to obtain.
  16. A letter which:
    1. is issued by a further or higher education institution in the UK
    2. confirms that the holder has been accepted on a current course of studies at that institution
    3. states the name of the institution and the name and duration of the course.

* Definition includes a full birth certificate issued by a UK diplomatic mission (British Embassy or British High Commission) and consular birth certificates

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