Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 04/11/2026 - 10:32"I reported on what happened and it was explained this exercise was research and not finalised…. so how can you say what I was shown is not being actively...
Correction: the database won't _initially_ contain information about landlord breaches, but may in the future. The Housing Minister said on 28 Oct: "A second statutory instrument will cover the public-facing side of the database, the addition of specified breaches and...
"Next, almost an obsession with regard to an online floorplan of the let?" The database won't include floorplans. "an open to the public , landlord’s personal lettings record database, lead by the landlord’s name, listing all the ‘misdemeanours’ the landlord...
The article asks, "Surely, if a property for let is not a safe, legally compliant let, why should it be visible, with the landlords’ personal details on a government backed website?" It won't be. Only compliant properties will be listed....
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...
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...
Reply to the comment left by Gently distressed at 24/09/2026 - 11:57We don't yet know what data from the database will be publicly available. Current indications are that it will limited to "key legal requirements". Hopefully that's accurate, and personal...
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...
I guess the point of the article is that tenancy types which are currently excluded from the database could be added in the future, so keep an eye on things.
Reply to the comment left by Jill Church at 22/09/2026 - 13:55As commented above, it currently looks unlikely that information like that will be publicly available. But until the details are announced, this is all speculation.
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 22/09/2026 - 10:50> "the landlord [...] will be required to have their, and their family’s, home address on this publicly accessible database, their telephone number, their email address and their date...
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 10:50 > "the landlord […] will be required to have their, and their family’s, home address on this publicly accessible database, their telephone number, their email address and their date of...
The 2003 date is the day on which the Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003 came into force. The order changed the rules for increasing the rent for tenancies where the rent period is less than a...
Re question 4.4: if I understand correctly, this question is only relevant if the rent period is measured in weeks, to stop a rent increase from drifting so as to be less than 52 weeks after the last one. If...
Re the questions about why we might consider buying or selling: none of them really fit our situation. We're selling because, for us at least, being landlords is no longer worthwhile. We can invest the money for more (long term)...
The NRLA _does_ have a constitution, in the form of Articles of Association: https://www.nrla.org.uk/about-us/articles-of-association Its purpose is set out in article 2. The paragraph is quite long, but the first of the organisation's aims "is to pursue, promote and protect...
There are many. For example: The Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/915/ The Assured Tenancies (Amendment)(England) Order 2010 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/908/ The Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 1994 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/568/ The Assured Shorthold Tenancy...
In the interests of nitpicking: Carchester said: "The Housing Act 1988 is not what is known as an "enabling Act" and has no provisions within it to make primary or secondary legislation" Acts of Parliament are primary legislation by definition,...
While the Conservatives are the largest party in the Lords, they are well short of a majority (currently 275 out of 784 seats). In any case, while the Lords normally take their time with non-emergency legislation, the Salisbury Convention suggests...
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Reply to comment left by marita gray at 04/11/2026 - 10:32
Reply to the comment left by Sally Robinson at 04/11/2026 - 10:32"I reported on what happened and it was explained this exercise was research and not finalised…. so how can you say what I was shown is not being actively...
Read More →3rd November 2026, 1 week ago
Correction: the database won't _initially_ contain information about landlord breaches, but may in the future. The Housing Minister said on 28 Oct: "A second statutory instrument will cover the public-facing side of the database, the addition of specified breaches and...
Read More →3rd November 2026, 1 week ago
"Next, almost an obsession with regard to an online floorplan of the let?" The database won't include floorplans. "an open to the public , landlord’s personal lettings record database, lead by the landlord’s name, listing all the ‘misdemeanours’ the landlord...
Read More →3rd November 2026, 1 week ago
The article asks, "Surely, if a property for let is not a safe, legally compliant let, why should it be visible, with the landlords’ personal details on a government backed website?" It won't be. Only compliant properties will be listed....
Read More →26th October 2026, 2 weeks 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...
Read More →12th October 2026, 4 weeks 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...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Gently distressed at 24/09/2026 - 11:57
Reply to the comment left by Gently distressed at 24/09/2026 - 11:57We don't yet know what data from the database will be publicly available. Current indications are that it will limited to "key legal requirements". Hopefully that's accurate, and personal...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 23/09/2026 - 14:50
The details haven't been released yet.
Read More →24th September 2026, 2 months 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...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 23/09/2026 - 11:06
I guess the point of the article is that tenancy types which are currently excluded from the database could be added in the future, so keep an eye on things.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jill Church at 22/09/2026 - 13:55
Reply to the comment left by Jill Church at 22/09/2026 - 13:55As commented above, it currently looks unlikely that information like that will be publicly available. But until the details are announced, this is all speculation.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 22/09/2026 - 10:50
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 22/09/2026 - 10:50> "the landlord [...] will be required to have their, and their family’s, home address on this publicly accessible database, their telephone number, their email address and their date...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 22/09/2026 - 10:50
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 10:50 > "the landlord […] will be required to have their, and their family’s, home address on this publicly accessible database, their telephone number, their email address and their date of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 18/06/2026 - 16:26
The 2003 date is the day on which the Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003 came into force. The order changed the rules for increasing the rent for tenancies where the rent period is less than a...
Read More →18th June 2026, 5 months ago
Re question 4.4: if I understand correctly, this question is only relevant if the rent period is measured in weeks, to stop a rent increase from drifting so as to be less than 52 weeks after the last one. If...
Read More →31st March 2026, 7 months ago
Re the questions about why we might consider buying or selling: none of them really fit our situation. We're selling because, for us at least, being landlords is no longer worthwhile. We can invest the money for more (long term)...
Read More →18th November 2024, 2 years ago
The NRLA _does_ have a constitution, in the form of Articles of Association: https://www.nrla.org.uk/about-us/articles-of-association Its purpose is set out in article 2. The paragraph is quite long, but the first of the organisation's aims "is to pursue, promote and protect...
Read More →Reply to comment left by John McGuinness at 23/06/2024 - 15:24
There are many. For example: The Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/915/ The Assured Tenancies (Amendment)(England) Order 2010 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/908/ The Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 1994 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/568/ The Assured Shorthold Tenancy...
Read More →Reply to comment left by John McGuinness at 22/06/2024 - 08:49
In the interests of nitpicking: Carchester said: "The Housing Act 1988 is not what is known as an "enabling Act" and has no provisions within it to make primary or secondary legislation" Acts of Parliament are primary legislation by definition,...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Tyler at 23/06/2024 - 10:49
While the Conservatives are the largest party in the Lords, they are well short of a majority (currently 275 out of 784 seats). In any case, while the Lords normally take their time with non-emergency legislation, the Salisbury Convention suggests...
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