About Landlord Database Check
Landlord registration and licensing across the four UK nations, plus England's new private rented sector database, with each scheme checked against its own official register.
What is on this site
One question, "renters' rights act", answered with a checker that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Landlord registration by nation: Scotland, Wales, NI, England: Scotland renews every 3 years, Wales every 5 with a separate licence, Northern Ireland issues a 3 year certificate, England has no national scheme. What each requires.
- Selective licensing in England: why the answer is your council: Selective licensing can require a licence for every private rented home in a designated area. The grounds, the 2024 change to Secretary of State sign-off, how to check.
- England's Private Rented Sector Database: what is confirmed: The Renters' Rights Act 2025 creates a national landlord database. Rollout is planned from late 2026, registration will be mandatory, and it is not open yet.
- How to check whether a landlord is registered or licensed: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish searchable national registers. England publishes council-by-council licensing registers. Where to search, what to check.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@landlorddatabasecheck.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Landlord Database Check is an independent information site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Rent Smart Wales, the Scottish Landlord Register, the Northern Ireland Landlord Registration Scheme, any local authority or any government department, and nothing here is legal advice. Registration and licensing schemes change, fees change, and England's private rented sector database is not yet open: every statement here is quoted from the official register or gov.uk page it links to and was checked on the date shown above. Confirm the current position with the relevant register or your local council before you let.