The government has outlined how a new ‘portal’ will carry the rogue landlords database and be available to the general public.
In its long-awaited response to a formal consultation on access to the rogue landlords database - set up back in 2018 - the government acknowledges that the data has not been as widely used as it could have been by tenants and local authorities.
So the government now says: “We will introduce a new Property Portal to make sure that tenants, landlords and local councils have the information they need.
“The portal will provide a single ‘front door’ for landlords to understand their responsibilities, tenants will be able to access information about their landlord’s compliance, and local councils will have access to better data to crack down on criminal landlords.
“We also intend to incorporate some of the functionality of the Database of Rogue Landlords, mandating the entry of all eligible unspent landlord offences and making them publicly visible.”
The portal idea was first mooted in the Fairer Private Rental Sector White Paper released in June.
It is widely thought this portal will also serve as a national register of all private landlords although this has not been confirmed by government.
You can see more details on the government's consultation and response on the database here.
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