Is the government’s PRS Database registration putting landlords at risk?

Hello, Although such cases may be in the minority, we had a tenant who turned out to be a criminal. He passed our excellent usual letting agents checks, but DBS checks are not done and would anyway require agreement from the individual, hardly likely to be given by someone with a “dodgy” past.

He viciously vandalised his flat, scared other tenants into leaving, threatened us continuously and went on to set fire to his flat during the (pre-RRA) S21 eviction process before bailiffs.

On one occasion he visited our home (150 miles from the flat he occupied) at night and sabotaged the brakes of our car, days before we were due to drive the 150 miles for a court hearing to evict him.

He had our home address on his AST. As you may understand, we are now very wary of letting tenants know our home address, but I believe we are obliged to disclose it on the forthcoming Landlord Registration database.

Is this yet another example of our darling government’s campaign against landlords?

Thanks,

Gary