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Is the government’s PRS Database registration putting landlords at risk?
8:57 AM, 24th September 2026, 7 days ago
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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
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Landlord Concerns, Landlord Database, landlord privacy, Landlord Registration, landlord safety, PRS database, section 21, Tenant referencing, threatening tenants
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Member Since October 2025 - Comments: 17
10:04 PM, 24th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Helen at 24/09/2026 – 16:26
Never ever have a lawyer as a tenant. Ever.
Member Since October 2023 - Comments: 8
4:54 AM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by DAMIEN RAFFERTY at 24/09/2026 – 12:06
There appears no legitimate purpose for any of it. And yes, why would anyone be entitled to your date of birth data? Of what possible legitimate purpose is that to anyone? Of course, there are plenty of illegitimate uses for that by criminals and mentally ill people, stalkers, etc. This is all surely just inviting and facilitating fraud and trouble. This is also a privacy concern, as well as the safety and security concerns.
Under the Data Protection Act, any data requested/collected has to be in accordance with the data principle of data minimisation:
‘Data minimisation: collect only the data that is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary’
It does appear that collecting this data would be in breach of this principle. There is no reason why this data is necessary. Not only that, but collecting it presents many, some very serious, risks.
Member Since November 2022 - Comments: 6
7:42 AM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
In Scotland it is our letting agents address. Hopefully we will have got rid of our last remaining English property by the time we need to register. I personally think this is a breech of GDPR and hating to sound woke but iis a breech of our human rights.
Member Since October 2020 - Comments: 1369
2:22 PM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Regardless of which parts of ghe database is made public, a tenant can demand the address of the landlord in writing within 21 days and unless they have a business address or are a company, they must give their home address
Member Since September 2018 - Comments: 3730 - Articles: 5
3:53 PM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Gently distressed at 24/09/2026 – 22:04
had a council enviro health officer apply once for a property. While I have nothing to hide or be concerned about, the thought they could turn, worried me. Application filed in the bin….
Member Since September 2018 - Comments: 3730 - Articles: 5
3:57 PM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by DPT at 25/09/2026 – 14:22
and any tenant has to have the LL info listed in the APT anyway – of which they are sent a draft of once referencing etc completed.
I want to be able to know exactly who my info goes to.
None of this is for a random member of the public to be able to see.
IF this info is needed, I cant see why it cant all be for council view only – all the council had to do is list the property with a bloody big tick against it, saying the LL is on the Dbase, officially registered and compliant. Any prospective tenant would be happy with that.
Member Since April 2018 - Comments: 624
4:37 PM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by james at 25/09/2026 – 04:54
and unfortunately only landlords and perhaps tenants are concerned about this data base. Write to a government minister or other MPs and you will either get no reply, a load of waffle , no sympathy and no action.Hopefully a human rights lawyer like Sir Keir might get involved!
Member Since November 2022 - Comments: 6
4:40 PM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by David at 25/09/2026 – 16:37
Probably no reply. They only seem to reply to aass campaign email from someone like 38 degrees. The option would be we attempt to start a petition on parliament. I think it needs 10000 or may be 100,000 signatures for it to be debated.
Member Since October 2020 - Comments: 1369
5:21 PM, 25th September 2026, About 6 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 25/09/2026 – 15:57
On the tenancy agreement you can use an agents address if you have one. That doesn’t apply to s1 L&T Act 1985.
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8:10 PM, 25th September 2026, About 5 days ago
Reply to the comment left by Lindsay Smith at 25/09/2026 – 16:40
10,000 signature, but don’t you think this governments will just give some spurious response.