Government fails to explain how landlord privacy will be protected under PRS Database
5 days ago | 30 comments
Why not have data protection for landlords?
12:01 AM, 12th October 2026, 1 day ago
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Hello, Why do I need to pay a fee to ICO to protect tenants, yet this new landlord database is free, to be seen by anyone?
All this information is already gathered by the council and I pay £53 per new tenant for a sublet, seems like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.
I personally feel totally let down, this database will provide all my property details for letting, where is my right to privacy?
Also, it contradicts the fact I live in Scotland, my property is in London, but I’m not allowed to put my Scottish address on the new tenancy agreement.
So what address do I put on this database without a fine?
Thank you,
M
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ICO fees, landlord address requirements, Landlord Database, landlord privacy, Landlord Registration, Renters’ Rights Act
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10:43 AM, 12th October 2026, About 14 hours ago
You indirectly work for the government now. Welcome to the civil service. Very efficient and effective.
Member Since January 2015 - Comments: 1615 - Articles: 1
12:01 PM, 12th October 2026, About 12 hours ago
Needs a collective action, preferably all PRS landlords, Art 8 HRA and Art 8 ECHR breaches by this Publicly accessible landlords database.
Member Since May 2021 - Comments: 414
1:31 PM, 12th October 2026, About 11 hours ago
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 12/10/2026 – 12:01
So NRLA , what’s the situation here regarding everyone’s privacy ?
Member Since September 2018 - Comments: 3749 - Articles: 5
2:05 PM, 12th October 2026, About 10 hours ago
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 12/10/2026 – 12:01
could not agree more
Member Since August 2013 - Comments: 34
3:30 PM, 12th October 2026, About 9 hours ago
The details of what data from the landlord database will be publicly available have not yet been released.
The NRLA says:
“When the public portal is available and tenants can access the database, the Government has indicated they will have only limited access to ‘key legal requirements’, while also balancing landlords’ privacy concerns.”
See: https://www.nrla.org.uk/resources/renters-rights/landlord-database-register-your-rental-property-service
Member Since March 2023 - Comments: 5
11:27 PM, 12th October 2026, About 51 minutes ago
Reply to the comment left by Jon Landlord at 12/10/2026 – 15:30
Assuming a contact email is an visible item (and not stupid enough to use a personal email) then a landlord will be able to verify a prospective tenant’s previous addresses and contact the landlords for a reference based on the compliance records required for councils and tribunals – nothing for good tenants to worry about but for poor tenants ….