A SCHEME forcing landlords to carry out immigration checks was upheld by the Court of Appeal today despite judges agreeing that it can cause racial discrimination. 

Under the government’s right to rent scheme, landlords face huge fines and even prison sentences if they fail to confirm a tenant’s right to stay in Britain.

A High Court case brought by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) last year ruled the scheme unlawful, with judges agreeing that it caused landlords to discriminate against potential tenants because of their nationality and ethnicity.