Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
Part 2Residential landlords
Chapter 3The Private Rented Sector Database
Further duties of database operator
85Other duties
(1)
The database operator must—
(a)
ensure that facilities are available for persons who are unable to use a computer or other electronic device, or do not wish to do so, to make and maintain landlord and dwelling entries in the database,
(b)
ensure that local housing authorities are able to edit the database for the purpose of carrying out the functions conferred on them by or under this Chapter,
(c)
ensure that facilities are available for breaches of any requirement imposed by section 82 to be reported to the database operator and that reports of such breaches are passed on to such local housing authorities as the database operator thinks appropriate, and
(d)
publish advice and information explaining to residential landlords and residential tenants their rights and obligations under this Chapter.
(2)
The database operator must report to the Secretary of State on—
(a)
the performance of the database, and
(b)
any matters or trends relating to the database and the information contained in it that the database operator considers are appropriate to be brought to the attention of the Secretary of State.
(3)
Reports under subsection (2) are to be made at such times, and cover such matters—
(a)
as may be agreed between the database operator and the Secretary of State, or
(b)
in default of such agreement, as the Secretary of State may direct.
(4)
Subsection (2) does not apply if the Secretary of State is the database operator.