Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA warns PRS register could duplicate local licensing
The NRLA warns England’s new PRS register could duplicate local licensing as the £65-per-property West Midlands rollout approaches.
PRS Database
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government sets £65 landlord register fee from 15 December
The Government will launch a £65-a-year landlord registration service in the West Midlands on 15 December 2026, with English regional deadlines through November 2027.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Renters Reform Coalition urges rent and eviction data in PRS database
Renters Reform Coalition has urged ministers to expand the PRS Database so it records rent levels, eviction data and stronger public access, warning the scheme could otherwise become a basic landlord register rather than a meaningful enforcement tool.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark warns PRS database could widen landlord admin burden
Propertymark says the planned private rented sector database could widen landlord and agent admin before the late-2026 launch unless ministers narrow the filing and update demands.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark says PRS database IDs must appear in rental ads
Propertymark says rental listings will need valid PRS database identifiers before they can be marketed once the scheme goes live, adding a fresh compliance step for landlords and agents.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Pennycook confirms agents can file PRS database entries for landlords
Matthew Pennycook says letting agents will be able to file Private Rented Sector Database entries for landlords, clarifying who can handle registration before the new system goes live later this year.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
NRLA warns easier licensing would duplicate PRS database
NRLA warns ministers not to let the PRS Database become a route to lighter council licensing checks, saying any shift could duplicate compliance systems rather than cut landlord admin.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government says PRS database fees may fund council enforcement
The government says future Private Rented Sector Database fees could help fund council enforcement, giving landlords a clearer signal on how the new regime may be paid for under the Renters Rights Act.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government sets late-2026 PRS database rollout under Renters’ Rights Act
The government said landlords will start joining the private rented sector database from late 2026, with the ombudsman following after the first regional rollout under the next phase of the Renters’ Rights Act.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
PRS Database to power landlord enforcement checks
Ministers have confirmed councils will use the new Private Rented Sector Database to check landlord records and take enforcement action during the Renters’ Rights Act…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
PRS database plans raise fresh concerns over landlord privacy and enforcement powers
Government plans for England’s new Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database are still missing key details, particularly the ‘required information’ landlords will have to submit before…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
What the Renters’ Rights Act guide means for landlords
The government has published its official Guide to the Renters’ Rights Act (6 November 2025), confirming the direction of travel but not the start date….
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlords face tighter scrutiny as ombudsman and PRS database loom
England’s landlords are bracing for sweeping regulatory changes as the Renters’ Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law-ushering in a mandatory national landlord register and…
