Guide

Further reading on the landlord register

The official sources behind our guides, plus useful reading from landlord bodies, renters' groups and the other UK nations.

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Official sources

• Get ready for the Register your rental property serviceGOV.UK's page for landlords, with the regional dates and the fee.
• Guide to the Renters' Rights ActThe government's overview of every change in the Act, including the database and the ombudsman.
• Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: roadmapWhen each part of the Act comes into force.
• Renters' Rights Act 2025The Act itself. The database rules are in Part 2, Chapter 3 (sections 75 to 96).
• The Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026The detailed rules: who registers, what information is needed, the 28-day limits and renewals.
• Renting out a propertyGOV.UK's general guide to a landlord's responsibilities.

Landlord and letting agent bodies

• NRLA: Register your rental property serviceThe National Residential Landlords Association's detailed guide to the database.
• Propertymark: what the landlord database means for agentsThe letting agents' professional body on how the database affects agents.

Advice for renters

• Shelter: private rentingShelter's advice for private renters in England.
• Generation RentA campaign group for private renters.

Landlord registration in the rest of the UK

• Rent Smart WalesRegistration and licensing for landlords and agents in Wales.
• Landlord Registration ScotlandThe register for private landlords in Scotland.
• Northern Ireland: Landlord Registration SchemeRegistration for private landlords in Northern Ireland, renewed every three years.