The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2018.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Housing and Planning Act 2016;

“database” means the database established under section 28 of the Act; and

“relevant housing” means housing(1) owned, let or managed by a person for the purposes of–

(a)

letting housing in England;

(b)

engaging in English letting agency work(2), or

(c)

engaging in English property management work(3).

Information to be included in the database

3.—(1) A person’s entry in the database must include the information described in Part 1 of the table.

(2) If the entry is made under section 29 of the Act (banning orders made), the database must include—

(a) the information mentioned in paragraph (1), and

(b) the information described in Part 2 of the table.

(3) If the entry is made under section 30(1) of the Act (convictions for banning order offence), the database must include—

(a) the information mentioned in paragraph (1), and

(b) the information described in Part 3 of the table.

(4) If the entry is made under section 30(2) of the Act (financial penalties in respect of banning order offences), the database must include—

(a) the information mentioned in paragraph (1), and

(b) the information described in Part 4 of the table.

Table

Item	Information to be included in the database
Part 1
1.	The person’s address or registered address where the person is a body corporate.
2.	The person’s full name.
3.	Address(es) of relevant housing.
4.	Local housing authority by which the entry is made.
5.	Where the person is an individual the person’s national insurance number (if any).
6.	Where the person is an individual the person’s date of birth
Part 2
7.	Length of ban and date for removal from the database.
8.	Description of each banning order offence(4).
9.	Description of each banned activity.
Part 3
10.	Period specified in the decision notice given under section 31 of the Act and date for removal from the database.
11.	Description of each banning order offence.
Part 4
12.	Period specified in the decision notice given under section 31 of the Act and date for removal from the database.
13.	Description of each banning order offence.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Heather Wheeler

Parlimentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

27th February 2018