13/09/2026
๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ: ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ
The Government is creating a national register of private landlords and rental properties.
The new "๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐บ" service launches on ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, starting in the West Midlands before rolling out across England.
Eventually, every landlord actively letting property in England will need to register. There will be fines if you don't.
I've seen plenty of reaction to this: "More regulation.". "More costs."
Believe me, I understand the frustration.
But here's where I'm slightly different.
I don't necessarily think regulation is the enemy.
If a national database helps councils identify landlords and take action against genuinely poor housing and rogue operators, I can see the benefit.
The problem is what happens next.
Registering a property doesn't make you a good landlord.
A database doesn't maintain a boiler or fix a leaky tap.
It doesn't make sure your paperwork is correct.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐.
Buying a property isn't the end of the job - it's the beginning.
The rules, costs and responsibilities will change.
If you're going to invest in property, you need to be prepared to keep learning and adapting.
However, I think the reality will be very different.
More landlords will sell up, giving the market another kicking. There will be fewer buyers and bigger discounts.
Most landlords that stick around will add ยฃ65 to the rent.
The government says this will "๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด.".
I don't see it solving anything - bad landlords will still be bad landlords. Rents will go up again. Not to mention, it won't improve the short supply of properties.
That's my take in a nutshell, let me know what you think.
