GuidesLandlord address rules
Landlord address guides for England
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In short
These guides explain where a landlord's address has to appear in England and which address you can use there. They cover section 48 notices, rent demands, tenancy agreements, deposit paperwork, the Land Registry, council licence registers and the new PRS database. Each guide sets out the rule, what it means for you and where it comes from. They are general information rather than legal advice and each page shows the date it was last checked.
Not sure where to start? Answer six quick questions in our address check to see which rules apply to you, or begin with do I have to give my tenant my home address? For every rule on one page see landlord address rules in one table.
Protect your address
Where a landlord's address ends up, what tenants and the public can see and how to keep your home address private.
- Why protect your address
Your landlord address ends up on tenancy papers, deposit forms, the Land Registry and licence registers. The risks of using your home and what to use instead.
- Keep your address private
A step by step checklist for landlords: your tenancy paperwork, section 48 notice, deposit forms, Land Registry title, licence registers and the PRS database.
- Where your address is published
What tenants and the public can find about a landlord: Land Registry titles, council licence registers, deposit paperwork and what the PRS database may show.
- Must I give my home address?
Tenants are entitled to their landlord name and an address for notices, but most rules do not say it must be your home. What you must give and when.
Address rules
The rules that decide which address you give your tenants, your deposit scheme, HM Land Registry and your council.
- Address rules
One table of every landlord address rule in England: sections 47 and 48, tenancy agreements, deposits, Land Registry, licensing and the PRS database.
- Section 48 notice
Section 48 says landlords must give tenants an address in England and Wales for notices, or rent is not treated as due. What it needs and a free template.
- Section 47 rent demands
Written rent demands must show the landlord name and address, and an agent address alone may not be enough. What section 47 asks for and what it affects.
- Tenancy agreement address
From 1 May 2026 written statements must give the landlord name and an address in England and Wales for notices. Which address you can use and why.
- Tenant asks for your address
Yes. A tenant can ask in writing and must be given the landlord name and address within 21 days. Who has to reply, what counts as an address and the risks.
- Land Registry address
Anyone can buy a copy of a title register online for a small fee, and it shows the owner address for service. How to change it to a correspondence address.
- Deposit paperwork
The deposit prescribed information order lists the landlord name, address, telephone number and email. What that means for your address and your tenants.
- PO Box addresses
The PRS database will not accept a PO Box as a landlord correspondence address. What that means, the other address rules to check and what to use instead.
- Virtual office addresses
A virtual office can receive post, but a landlord address has to work for tenant notices. What to check before you use one and how the options compare.
- Letting agent address
Can you use your letting agent address for notices? When it works, what happens if you change agent or self-manage, and a steadier alternative.
- Changing your address
Moving house or switching to a correspondence address? Who to tell and how: tenants, the deposit scheme, HM Land Registry, your council and the PRS database.
PRS database
England's new landlord register, called Register your rental property, which opens one region at a time from 15 December 2026.
- PRS database
What the PRS database is, who must register, the fee per property, when your region opens and what landlord details you must give. Checked against GOV.UK.
- PRS dates by region
The Register your rental property service opens region by region from 15 December 2026. Find your region, its start date and registration deadline.
- PRS correspondence address
The PRS database asks for your residential address and a correspondence address for each property, which cannot be a PO Box. What that means for you.
- Updates
Dated updates on the PRS database, landlord registration and address rules in England and Wales as the government publishes new guidance and regulations.
Who it is for
How a landlord address fits your situation, whether you let one home or many.
- Portfolio landlords
One address and reference for every property in your portfolio. Every letter scanned to one account, ready to use as your PRS database correspondence address.
- Overseas landlords
Landlords living abroad must give tenants an address in England and Wales for notices. Get a verified UK correspondence address with scanned post.
- HMO landlords
Council licence registers must list the licence holder name and address. See what is published and how HMO landlords use a correspondence address instead.
- Accidental landlords
Letting your old home or a property you inherited? The address rules to get right before your first tenant moves in, and how to keep your new home private.
- Landlords with agents
Your agent can receive notices, but not every rule accepts an agent address, and agents change. How a landlord address fits alongside your letting agent.
Compare and prices
How the address options compare, what our service costs and answers to common questions.
- Compare your options
A plain comparison of the addresses landlords use: home, letting agent, accountant, PO Box, virtual office and a landlord address, rule by rule.
- Pricing
One fixed annual price for your landlord correspondence address, with every mandatory fee included and a discount on your first year when you sign up online.
- FAQs
Answers to common questions about our landlord correspondence address: what post we accept, how fast we scan, identity checks, cancelling and renewals.