Renters Reform Bill Published

• Details of people who are, or who intend to become, residential landlords • Details of properties which are, or are intended to be, let as residential properties • Details of landlords who have received banning orders, including details of financial penalties or convictions relating to banning orders A letting agent or landlord would be unable to let or market a property to rent if there is no active landlord or property entry for that property registered on the Database. If a landlord fails to join the Database, they will be fined up to £5,000 by their local council. Repeated offences could lead up to fines of £30,000. Letting agents It will be the expectation that letting agents will need to check if a landlord and property are correctly registered on the Database before they market a property for let. Property agents will face penalties if they advertise or market residential properties for rent which are not registered. Once established, the Database will incorporate the Privately Rented Property Portal and start to include further information related to property standards, although the exact information continues to be deliberated by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents The Privately Rented Property Portal will replace the functionality of the Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents with landlords required to pay to register for the Property Portal. Propertymark has long called for the Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents to be made public and it is therefore positive to see steps taken to establish this.