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UK Law Reference
All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.28

Section 28 — Database of rogue landlords and property agents

This version in force from 2018-04-06

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The Secretary of State must establish and operate a database of rogue landlords and property agents for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) Sections 29 and 30 give local housing authorities in England responsibility for maintaining the content of the database.

(3) The Secretary of State must ensure that local housing authorities are able to edit the database for the purpose carrying out their functions under those sections and updating the database under section 34.