# The Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, Regulation 6: Requirements for dwelling entries


(1) Except as provided for in paragraphs (2) and (4), a dwelling entry for a dwelling which is let under a residential tenancy must contain the information and documents specified in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3.
(2) A dwelling entry for a dwelling which is let under a residential tenancy may be made without providing the information and documents specified in Part 2 of Schedule 3, but that information and those documents must be provided before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date the dwelling entry was made.
(3) Except as provided for in paragraph (4), a dwelling entry for a dwelling which is intended to be let under a residential tenancy must contain the information specified in Part 1 of Schedule 3.
(4) Where the person making the entry falls within paragraph 17 of Schedule 2, an entry may still be made despite the following not being provided—
(a) where the entry is for a dwelling which is intended to be let under a residential tenancy, the information specified in paragraphs 5 and 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 3;
(b) where the entry is for a dwelling which is let under a residential tenancy, the information and documents specified in paragraphs 5 and 7 of Part 1, and Part 2, of Schedule 3.
(5) A dwelling entry may not be made unless the relevant fee has been paid by the person making the entry.
(6) Except as provided for in paragraph (7), there may be only one active dwelling entry for a dwelling at any one time.
(7) A second active dwelling entry may be made where—
(a) the owner of the dwelling is selling the property which comprises the dwelling and contracts have been exchanged for the sale of the property,
(b) the dwelling remains under let after the exchange of contracts,
(c) the purchaser of the property intends to become a residential landlord in relation to the dwelling once the sale of the property is complete, and
(d) the purchaser of the property wishes to market the dwelling (in accordance with section 82(1) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025) before the sale of the property is complete, with the purchaser named in the second active dwelling entry as the person who intends to become a residential landlord.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348286861/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-private-rented-sector-database-regulations-2026/regulation-6
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