Immigration news

Investment in UK property by overseas landlords has hit a five-year high, according to property management company, ludlowthompson. Data compiled by ludlowthompson shows that 184,000 overseas nationals own property in Britain, representing a 19% increase over the past five years.

 

The property management company stated that the rise in the number of foreign buyers shows that Brexit has not deterred overseas investors looking to buy property in Britain. Ludlowthompson said that many overseas investors have capitalised on the drop in value of the pound sterling between the EU referendum and Brexit deal.

The Home Office has been forced to sign a legal document ensuring that the Windrush UK immigration scandal is not repeated. According to a report published by The Guardian, the agreement commits the government agency to rectifying failures and complying with equality laws while implementing its controversial ‘hostile environment’ policy.

 

The agreement, signed with the equalities watchdog, will run for two years and requires the Home Office to improve its policies and procedures to ensure that it learns lessons from failures within the department that led to the Windrush scandal.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments The fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) US immigration program continues to hang in the balance after a federal judge decided not to immediately rule on the program’s future.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments The Home Office has issued new guidance on what UK employers should do when carrying out right to work checks on EEA nationals (EU nationals are also EEA nationals) and their family members.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments US President, Joe Biden, has allowed the Trump-era US work visa ban to expire. It’s understood that the White House has no plans to renew the controversial restrictions, which were introduced amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments The so-called US immigration crisis at the southern border with Mexico has apparently sparked a rise in the number of Russian, Iraqi and Syrian nationals heading to the Central American nation to cross into the US.