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Private Rented Housing: Databases

Asked by Vicky FoxcroftLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 1 April 2026UIN 121798

The question

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

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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