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Supplementary code for digital right to rent checks (1.1) · 5. Using a holder service to conduct a right to rent check

5. Using a holder service to conduct a right to rent check

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5. Using a holder service to conduct a right to rent check

5.a. Passports and passport cards can be withdrawn or cancelled, and right to rent checks are not transferrable from one landlord to another. As such, if you want to use a pre-existing identity stored in a holder service to conduct a right to rent check, you must be able to assure the landlord that the user holds a British passport, Irish passport or Irish passport card at the time the check is conducted, and that the passport or passport card is not visibly clipped or expired by more than 6 months by conducting a [GPG 45 validity check](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0-pre-release#section-6) on it. If an expired passport or passport card is used, it must be validated according to 3.2.b.
5.b. If a holder service is used to conduct a right to rent check, you must follow [the rules for holder service providers](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-digital-verification-services-trust-framework-1-0/uk-digital-verification-services-trust-framework-1-0-pre-release#section-7) set out in the trust framework and the holder service must have medium protection using medium quality authenticators as a minimum according to [GPG 44](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-use-authenticators-to-protect-an-online-service-1-0).
5.c. To conduct a right to rent check as described in 5.a, you must know the pre-existing identity was created in line with 3.2, and you must share the data in 4.a with the landlord.
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5.a. Passports and passport cards can be withdrawn or cancelled, and right to rent checks are not transferrable from one landlord to another. As such, if you want to use a pre-existing identity stored in a holder service to conduct a right to rent check, you must be able to assure the landlord that the user holds a British passport, Irish passport or Irish passport card at the time the check is conducted, and that the passport or passport card is not visibly clipped or expired by more than 6 months by conducting a [GPG 45 validity check](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0/how-to-check-someones-identity-1-0-pre-release#section-6) on it. If an expired passport or passport card is used, it must be validated according to 3.2.b.

5.b. If a holder service is used to conduct a right to rent check, you must follow [the rules for holder service providers](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-digital-verification-services-trust-framework-1-0/uk-digital-verification-services-trust-framework-1-0-pre-release#section-7) set out in the trust framework and the holder service must have medium protection using medium quality authenticators as a minimum according to [GPG 44](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-use-authenticators-to-protect-an-online-service-1-0).

5.c. To conduct a right to rent check as described in 5.a, you must know the pre-existing identity was created in line with 3.2, and you must share the data in 4.a with the landlord.

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Providers using holder services for right to rent checks must verify document validity, follow trust framework rules, and share specified data.

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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-chunk-1

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-chunk-1

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 0-version-and-certification-validity-notes

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-0-version-and-certification-validity-notes

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 part-1-background-and-context

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-part-1-background-and-context

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 1-introduction

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-1-introduction

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 part-2-rules-of-the-rtr-supplementary-code

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-part-2-rules-of-the-rtr-supplementary-code

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 2-applicable-roles

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-2-applicable-roles

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 3-identity-verification

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification-3-1-acceptable-documents

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-3-identity-verification-3-2-acceptable-gpg-45-profiles

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 4-data-to-share-with-landlords

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-4-data-to-share-with-landlords

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 5-using-a-holder-service-to-conduct-a-right-to-rent-check

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:govuk/right-to-rent-digital-code#attachment-supplementary-code-for-digital-right-to-rent-checks-1-1-5-using-a-holder-service-to-conduct-a-right-to-rent-check

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First published. · 2026-09-01T12:05:00Z

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