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Private Rented Housing: Databases

Asked by Neil CoyleLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 28 November 2025UIN 92574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making unique property reference numbers a requisite field in the private rented sector database.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My government already intends to record unique property reference numbers on the Private Rented Sector Database in all instances where they are available.

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