Private Rented Sector Database: Rollout Revealed

Private Rented Sector Database: Rollout Revealed

The UK Government has announced its plans for the rollout of its Private Rented Sector Database under Phase 2 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

A regional rollout of registrations, via the Register Your Rental Property service, will begin on 15 December 2026 for landlords with property in the West Midlands.

The East of England will follow close behind with registration open from 15 January 2027. Landlords with property in King's Lynn and West Norfolk will have until 14 April 2027 to sign up to the database.

It’s anticipated that scheme will take until 14 November 2027 to be fully established throughout England, at which point all landlords actively letting property will need to be registered or risk a fine.

All landlords will need to provide details of each of their privately rented properties. They will also need to upload evidence of current electrical gas, safety and energy performance certificates. Registration will be mandatory and will cost £65 per property per year.

In the second stage of implementation, tenants will have access to limited information on the database to be able to see if a property meets key legislative requirements. A registration number will need to be added to all property listings.

Full details of the information required can be found at Housing Hub - Get Ready to Register

How Brittons Lettings can help you

As a landlord, you will be fully responsible for starting and ending the registration process. However, if we are your managing agent, we will be able to provide certain information on your behalf. The legislative requirements that you will need to demonstrate are already part of law and we ensure that all of our managed properties remain compliant throughout their tenancies.

Although we will be able to support you, it will remain your overall responsibility to ensure that all of the information is provided.

Further details are due to follow in coming weeks and as Propertymark-registered agents we are well-placed to ensure that you are kept up-to-date on the latest developments from a source you can trust.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Email Natasha at [email protected], give us a call on 01553 692828 or we are always happy to talk in person with our Tuesday Market Place office open Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm.