Lexis in context The Immigration Act 2014 introduced a prohibition on renting flats for use as their only or main home to adults who do not have a right to stay in the UK. This is to discourage illegal immigration and stop illegal immigrants from accessing UK's finite number of flats and houses. It will also help ensure that those people who do not have the right to be in the UK cannot live a settled life here. Landlords who break this prohibition may be subject to a civil penalty. (Gov.uk, 2014, Code of Practice for Landlords, p. 6) "flats" in this context means