Government confirms agents can submit Database information on behalf of landlords
9:00 AM, 31st July 2026, 2 days ago
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The government has confirmed that letting agents can support landlords in registering their properties on the PRS Database.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act, all landlords will need to sign up for the database, which will include information about their properties that tenants can access.
If a landlord lets or advertises a property without it first being registered on the database, they can be issued with a civil penalty of up to £7,000 or a £40,000 fine if they provide fraudulent information to the database.
Letting agents will be able to support landlords
In a written parliamentary question, Labour MP Marsha De Cordova asked: “What plans the government has to allow letting agents to submit data to the Private Rented Sector database on behalf of their landlords”.
In response, housing minister Matthew Pennycook said: “Letting agents will be able to support landlords with the registration of their properties on the PRS Database, providing certain property information on their behalf.
“Both landlords and letting agents have been extensively involved throughout the Databases digital design process to help shape many aspects of its user interface in order to maximise the user-friendliness of this functionality.”
As previously reported by Property118, the government says the PRS Database fee will be “fair and proportionate” and has hinted at combining the registration process for the PRS Database and the Ombudsman, but has not confirmed whether landlords will need to pay separate fees for each.
The government has also previously hinted that fees collected from the PRS Database will be used to fund council enforcement.
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Member Since May 2015 - Comments: 2279 - Articles: 2
11:00 AM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
“fair and proportionate”, that will be a first.
Member Since May 2018 - Comments: 2278
11:43 AM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Whilst it is welcome news that agents can submit data to the database it isn’t clear from this how landlords’ personal data will be protected. Companies House has procedures protecting directors’ personal data, so this bit of detail is still missing.
However, neither the Labour Renters Rights Act nor the Landlord Database (if implemented) will benefit tenants: Instead, overall, both will decrease competition, put costs up and put rents up.
The Labour Renters Rights Act is a gift for AGENTS and this isn’t surprising because when labour consulted on their bill they did consult with agents, but they didn’t do any significant consultation with the vast majority of landlords, these being small, non-incorporated landlords.
It is government putting rents up.
Member Since May 2024 - Comments: 154
12:50 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Even if I used an agent I would want to register myself. We all know where the buck stops if agents mess up…
Member Since May 2018 - Comments: 2278
12:58 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Jack Jennings at 31/07/2026 – 12:50
You might…but will the majority of landlords with 1-2 properties want to register and have their personal details on the landlord database? If they do, how will their personal details be protected?
Member Since December 2023 - Comments: 1644
1:01 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
I’ve registered with the trial database. It was very easy and took no more than 5 minutes per landlord and 5 minutes per property.
The database should ensure that all landlords pay tax on rental income and all properties are occupied by people with the right to rent in the U.K.
Member Since May 2018 - Comments: 2278
1:04 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 31/07/2026 – 13:01
And how are your personal details being protected?
Member Since May 2024 - Comments: 154
1:36 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 31/07/2026 – 12:58
We all know that the government doesn’t feel that landlords should make any profit or have any rights. Shame on us for owning more than one house when other poor sods don’t have even one…. Still waiting for this level playing field where we can have a renters database. I’d set one up myself but would probably be prosecuted for contravening their human rights..
Member Since May 2018 - Comments: 2278
2:04 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Jack Jennings at 31/07/2026 – 12:50
Propertymark has acknowledged that rental properties are at greater risk of fraud:
https://www.propertymark.co.uk/resource/understanding-rental-fraud-and-how-agents-can-mitigate-risks.html
If a landlord voluntarily registers a property on the beta version of the labour landlord database and either suffers a personal attack (e.g. identity theft) or an attack on the property (e.g. fraudulent borrowings) given that this is not a legal requirement, does the landlord’s insurance cover the landlord for this fraud? And if not, will the government compensate the landlord for the fraud? Or will the government of the day, especially this government, not give a **** because it is a landlord that incurred the loss? Or if landlords are victims of fraud will the buck on the enquiry be passed down to some other government of the future? Like Grenfell….although of course there wouldn’t be as much pressure to compensate landlords who were victims of fraud, would there?
If you register your property on this beta version of the labour landlord database are both your property details and your personal details available for the whole world to see?
Member Since October 2023 - Comments: 45
3:04 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
How about the tenants also registered too so we know where they have stayed in the past and how long. Or that a step too far for the government to protect their privacy.
Member Since May 2018 - Comments: 2278
3:11 PM, 31st July 2026, About 2 days ago
Reply to the comment left by CP at 31/07/2026 – 15:04
Because I am a small portfolio landlord, trying to reduce the risk of my tenants being identified is the reason I use a pseudonym on this site. If I were to report all the appalling and barely comprehensible things my tenants get up to in order to see how other landlords on this site deal with such issues whilst not protecting my own identity there is also a risk that their sins might find them out, when all I’m really doing is trying to find solutions. I don’t see why my own details shouldn’t also have the same protection. I’m not the Duke of Westminster.
Companies House has measures to protect directors’ personal details and also to protect companies from fraud.
Land Registry details are behind a paywall.
Does this labour landlord database announce both the details of your property and your own personal details to the entire internet, for the whole world to see, including all the AI bots on the internet?