A Request for Landlords

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is preparing to launch the second pilot of the new Private Rented Sector (PRS) database and is seeking support to recruit landlords to test the system during its private beta phase.

The PRS Database team would be grateful if landlords would take part as their participation will help test how the database performs in practice and provide valuable feedback on what works well and where improvements may be needed.

There is no fixed deadline for joining the pilot. This will be an extended testing period, and landlords are welcome to participate at any point throughout the year, or until further notice.

PRS Database team is looking for:

• Individual landlords

• Joint landlords

• Overseas landlords; those that reside outside the UK but have properties in England

• Organisational landlords; such as companies, trusts and charities

• Landlords using letting agents solely to manage your property

• Landlords that require assistance when using digital services

• Landlords that cannot use digital services

During the private beta, volunteers will be asked to register on the database and provide feedback on their experience. Please be assured that the database will not be implemented until later in the year, and any information entered during the beta phase will be deleted shortly afterwards. 

Testing will take place in stages over the coming months, beginning in mid-February / March. 

Interested in taking part ?

Please email PRSDatabase@communities.gov.uk to register your interest, stating: 

• your name

• the type of landlord you are (individual, joint, organisational or overseas) and

• state if you use letting agents, managing agents, or manage your property yourself