Private Landlords National Register

Every private landlord in England will have to sign up to a national register before they can let their properties to tenants. The Department of Communities and Local Government plan to take forward a number of proposals from the independent review into the private rented sector carried out last year for the government, known as the Rugg Report.

One of the main aims of the legislation is to crack down on rogue landlords who fail to undertake essential repairs or improperly not returning deposits would be struck off the register and barred from letting their properties. Another main advantage of the legislation is that Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be given access to the database , which will included the names and addresses of the landlords and all their properties therefore cracking down on the tax evasion that is widespread in the private rented sector.