Private Rented Housing: Databases

(asked on 18th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow letting agents to submit data to the Private Rented Sector database on behalf of their landlords.


Answered by
Matthew Pennycook Portrait
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 1st April 2026

The government expects that letting agents will be able to carry out certain functions relating to the Private Rented Sector Database on landlords’ behalf.

The detailed requirements and any roles that may be undertaken by agents will be set out in regulations in due course.

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