EU citizens living in the UK run the risk of losing their rental homes without swift confirmation of their status post-Brexit.

An analysis of Government data by the Residential Landlords Association suggests that 66% of EU nationals (excluding those from the Republic of Ireland) live in private rented housing.

Under the 2014 Immigration Act all EU nationals automatically have the right to rent property in the UK. Unless the law is changed, this will continue to be the case, whether they are currently in the UK or come after the UK leaves the EU.

With preparations for a no deal Brexit being ramped-up, the RLA is warning that swift clarity is needed about what that would mean for EU nationals’ rights to rent UK property. Without such advice, landlords will not know if they should continue tenancies coming up for renewal or agree new ones for EU nationals.

The Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Government to issue guidance as a matter of urgency on the rights that EU nationals will have to rent property both before and after the UK leaves the EU, including under a no deal Brexit.