PRS database Archives - Page 2 of 3

Criticised landlord licensing schemes shown as costly bureaucracy with £50 notes being discarded

Industry body criticises ineffective and costly licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 2 months ago | 5

An industry body has slammed selective licensing schemes as “ineffective” and a “poor use of public money”. Propertymark’s policy paper...

Landlord unsure how to answer the PRS database household occupancy question for a company-let property

Does the PRS Database penalise landlords with non-standard properties?

Author: Readers Question

22nd September 2026, 2 months ago | 13

I signed up for the beta PRS database so I could understand what information they required and how easy it...

PRS Database lock and key highlighting potential exemptions for high-rent and niche tenancies

Niche tenancies could be exempt from the PRS Database

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 2 months ago | 3

High-rent tenancies may fall outside the scope of the upcoming PRS Database, as private landlords will be required to pay...

Landlord using digital interface with holographic house model to manage property data for a rental database.

The landlord register is real, it has a date, and the £65 fee is the least important thing about it

Author: Tauhid Islam

21st September 2026, 2 months ago | 104

On 9 September 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government confirmed that the PRS Database, now rebranded as...

Rental property weighed down by licensing paperwork, administration and rising compliance costs

Propertymark: Licensing schemes must not add to landlords’ regulatory burden

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

An industry body has warned licensing schemes must be “proportionate” rather than create unnecessary duplication. Propertymark has warned landlords and...

Damp and mould visible on an interior wall corner highlighting housing health risks

Left-wing Labour member wants mandatory PRS damp and mould inspections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2026, 2 months ago | 7

Private rented sector homes should have regular damp and mould inspections with certificates uploaded to the PRS Database, claims a...

Renter struggling under oversized house labelled “RENT” with balloon illustrating soaring rents since the 1988 Housing Act.

Tenants: Government rules meant to protect you just gave you a rent increase

Author: Mick Roberts

15th September 2026, 2 months ago | 15

Dear tenants, The government has just brought in yet another charge, a £65-a-year fee for each property to be registered...

Knight in crusader armour holding a sword, symbolising landlords battling rising PRS pressures and regulation.

Why the nonsense £65 landlord database tax is just the start

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th September 2026, 2 months ago | 23

There is something almost insulting about being told by the government that £65 is not much money. It is apparently...

Evidence sharing between the PRS Ombudsman and local authorities remains undecided under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Government undecided on PRS Ombudsman information sharing with councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The government has yet to decide whether the PRS Ombudsman will be required to share evidence of landlord non-compliance with...

PRS Database regional registration deadlines across England from March to November 2027

Industry reaction to the government’s mandatory landlord database announcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2026, 2 months ago | 29

Industry experts have warned that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database could be “little more than a national directory for...

£65 landlord registration fee graphic highlighting the new PRS Database and rent increase disputes

Landlords face £65 annual PRS Database fee as HMRC takes on rent increase disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 2 months ago | 103

Landlords will have to pay a £65 registration fee per property annually under the government’s new national landlord registration service....

PRS Database linking landlord rent and eviction data to support tenant rights

Government urged to expand PRS Database to include rent and eviction data

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2026, 2 months ago | 17

The Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database “must not be viewed as an administrative register” but as a tool to empower...

PRS Database linking rental properties, licensing fees and landlord compliance

PRS Database must be more than a licensing fee collector – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2026, 3 months ago | 5

An industry body has warned that the PRS Database must not become a duplication of selective licensing. Propertymark says schemes...

Free landlord repair reporting system showing digital maintenance logs, tenant reports and evidence tracking for rental properties.

Free maintenance reporting launched for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Small landlords can now use a free system to log repair reports and retain evidence showing how each case was...

Illustration of the UK PRS Database highlighting landlord registration, rising costs, and Propertymark’s concerns over duplication.

PRS Database could drive up costs without improving standards – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 3 months ago | 11

The Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database must be workable for landlords and letting agents, claims an industry body. Propertymark is...

Why Labour needs a rogue tenant database to protect decent tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

7th August 2026, 3 months ago | 28

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act, which was sold as a tool for ‘levelling the playing field’ for tenants, brought into being...

Government admits it lacks five years of council landlord enforcement data as Renters’ Rights Act reforms expand local authority powers.

Government admits it lacks data on landlord enforcement by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 3 months ago | 3

The government has admitted it does not collect data on how enforcement action against landlords has changed over the past...

Cracked PRS database symbolising concerns over the cost and effectiveness of the government's private rented sector register

PRS database risks being a costly failure – TLIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 17

The government’s planned PRS database could become an expensive administrative burden unless it is designed around the day-to-day work of...

Letting agents supporting landlords with PRS Database property registration under the Renters’ Rights Act

Government confirms agents can submit Database information on behalf of landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2026, 3 months ago | 19

The government has confirmed that letting agents can support landlords in registering their properties on the PRS Database. Under the...

Organised landlord compliance records with digital property registration, safety certificates, and document management for the PRS Database.

The PRS Database has been tested on real landlords. What happens next will separate the professionals from everyone else

Author: Tauhid Islam

20th July 2026, 4 months ago | 21

The PRS Database stopped being an abstraction this summer. The government has been beta-testing its “Register your rental property” service...

PRS Ombudsman compensation cap of £25,000 for tenant complaints under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Tenants could claim £25,000 in compensation under PRS Ombudsman scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2026, 4 months ago | 26

The government hints tenants could be awarded compensation of £25,000 under the PRS Ombudsman Scheme. Under the Renters’ Rights Act,...

Tag: PRS database