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As a landlord, you have a responsibility to restrict illegal immigrants accessing the private rented sector. Landlords are legally required to check identity documents for all new tenants and take copies. A wide range of documents can be used for the checks. The Government has worked closely with housing and homelessness charities to design a document list which can accommodate different individual circumstances. This includes where people do not have traditional identity documents such as a passport.

When designing and building property, providing adequate recycling and waste facilities is key to increasing recycling rates and ensuring the correct recycling and waste capacity is provided. It is council policy for communal bins to be at equal capacity for refuse and recycling.

Details for all of our buildings are available with maps, how to get there and opening times. Council buildings details Making our buildings COVID-secure

The Blue Badge scheme helps disabled people with severe mobility problems to access goods and services by allowing them to park close to their destination. A Blue Badge is the property of the issuing authority. It is a criminal offence to display:

Social Housing and Tenancy Fraud in Barnet It is estimated that the average national loss to the public purse for each tenancy fraud is £18,000 per annum. Social housing is in short supply. Tenants who illegally sub-let or fail to occupy their property are committing criminal offences which could lead to prosecution and a criminal records. Please help safeguard Barnet's housing stock and make sure that fraudsters are prosecuted and punished.

Barnet is an incredibly diverse borough, and we are proud that over 30,000 EU citizens have chosen to live, work, and study in the borough. We recognise that residents, and business owners may be concerned about their future rights and opportunities following our exit from the EU. The purpose of this page is to provide signposting to useful information, advice, and guidance.