Renters’ Rights Act 2025: The Property Database and What Insolvency Practitioners Need to Know

Chris Paschali and Samuel Baines of Squire Patton Boggs describe the implications of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 for insolvency practitioners acting as landlords of residential properties, including new registration requirements taking effect from December 2026, tight deadlines for obtaining and submitting property and tenancy information, potential penalties of up to £40,000 and restrictions on obtaining possession orders for non-compliance, while considering the practical difficulties of managing incomplete records, ongoing reporting obligations and uncertainty over the treatment of penalties in insolvency proceedings.

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