Government issues landlord responsibilities for mandatory database

The government has today set out detailed guidance for landlords on information they must provide for the mandatory Private Rental Sector Database.

Roll out of the database begins in just two months’ time.

Landlords must provide:

• property details (for example address, number of bedrooms, current rental status);
• a correspondence address in England or Wales;
• contact details for any managing agents, superior landlords and freeholders.

Landlords must also pay the £65 per property registration fee, at which point they will be given a property registration number and requested to provide additional information including:

• evidence of gas safety certificate (if the property has a gas supply);
• evidence of electrical safety certificate;
• evidence of Energy Performance Certificate;
• information about the tenancy including rent;
• any licences, such as a House in multiple occupation (HMO) or other licences.

The government statement says: “You can provide this information at the same time as your property details, or you can submit your registration and provide any outstanding information within 28 days.

“If you do not provide outstanding information within 28 days, your property registration may be deactivated. 

“This may result in you being in breach of the requirement to have an active property registration if your property is rented out. Your landlord registration will also be deactivated if you have no active properties on the service.”

The guidance is long and detailed and you can see it in full here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-your-rental-property-service-guidance-for-landlords?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e181521f-ccf3-4c18-8965-b43fe829d157&utm_content=immediately

Here are the regional roll out deadlines:

Region	Start date	End date (before midnight)
West Midlands	15 December 2026	14 March 2027
East of England	15 January 2027	14 April 2027
East Midlands	15 February 2027	14 May 2027
South East	15 March 2027	14 June 2027
Yorkshire and Humberside	15 April 2027	14 July 2027
North West	15 May 2027	14 August 2027
North East	15 June 2027	14 September 2027
London	15 July 2027	14 October 2027
South West	15 August 2027	14 November 2027

This article is taken from Landlord Today