Private Rented Sector Database and Landlord Ombudsman Readiness Checklist

Get ready for the new landlord register and ombudsman under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – what information to gather for each property, compliance evidence and a landlord complaints procedure.

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Private Rented Sector Database and Landlord Ombudsman Readiness Checklist

About this document

What it’s for

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 creates a Private Rented Sector Database, on which landlords and their properties must be registered, and a Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman that all landlords must join. This checklist helps you gather the information and evidence you will need and set up a complaints procedure, so you are ready when registration and membership become mandatory.

When to use it

  • Now, to prepare – the database is being rolled out from late 2026 and ombudsman membership is expected from 2028
  • When you buy or start letting a new property
  • Each year to keep your records up to date

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – Landlord details
  • Part 2 – Property record (one per property)
  • Part 3 – Landlord complaints procedure
  • Complaints log

How to complete it

  • Complete Part 1 for yourself and Part 2 for each property
  • Use Part 3 as your landlord complaints procedure
  • Check GOV.UK for the go-live dates, fees and what you must upload

Key points to check

  • Landlords will not be able to use most possession grounds unless they and the property are registered
  • Marketing or letting an unregistered property may lead to penalties

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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