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Private Rented Housing: Databases

Asked by Marsha De CordovaLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 13907

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the estimate that 43% of the landlord data required for the Private Rented Sector database can be provided on day one by letting agents.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Letting agents will be able to support landlords with the registration of their properties on the PRS Database, providing certain property information on their behalf.

Both landlords and letting agents have been extensively involved throughout the Databases digital design process to help shape many aspects of its user interface in order to maximise the user-friendliness of this functionality.

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