Where is a landlord's address published?

Who can see a landlord's address?

This table sums up where a landlord's address appears in England, who can see it and whether you can give a correspondence address instead of your home. Each row is explained below.

Does my address go on the tenancy agreement?

For assured tenancies in England from 1 May 2026 the written statement of terms must include the landlord's name and an address in England and Wales where notices, including notices in court proceedings, can be served on the landlord. The NRLA's summary of the new rules also lists the address of the property being let.

Section 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 separately says tenants must be given notice of an address in England and Wales for notices. Neither rule says the address has to be your home. Your tenants hold these documents and can show them to anyone. See the address on a tenancy agreement and section 48 notices.

What address goes on rent demands?

Section 47 of the same Act says any written demand for rent or other sums must contain the name and address of the landlord. If that address is not in England and Wales the demand must also give an address in England and Wales for notices. The Upper Tribunal has held that this means the landlord's own address, where they live or carry on business, and not an agent's address. Read section 47 and rent demands.

Can a tenant ask for my name and address?

Yes. Under section 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 a tenant can make a written request for the landlord's name and address to whoever demands or last received the rent, or to the landlord's agent. That person must reply in writing within 21 days. Failing to do so without reasonable excuse is an offence.

The Act says name and address. It does not say home address, and a working correspondence address is widely treated as a proper answer. Take advice if you are unsure. See when a tenant asks for your address.

Does my address go on deposit paperwork?

The prescribed information you must give with a protected deposit includes the landlord's name, address, telephone number and any email address. Some scheme templates allow agent details, but whether an agent or care-of address complies is debated. Check with your scheme before you change it. See deposit prescribed information.

Can anyone see my address on the Land Registry?

Yes. The title register shows each owner's address for service, and anyone can buy an official copy for £7 online or £11 by post. If the address for service is your home, that copy links your rental property to where you live.

You can change it. Owners can have up to three addresses for service. At least one must be a postal address, which does not have to be in the UK, and the others can be email or DX addresses. A care-of address is accepted. You update it with form COG1. Read how to change your Land Registry address.

Is my address on the council licence register?

If your property needs an HMO, additional or selective licence, the council must keep a public register of licences under the Housing Act 2004. The regulations require it to include the name and address of the licence holder and of the person managing the house. Hammersmith and Fulham, for example, says it includes licence holders' names and addresses because the regulations require it.

What a council will accept as the licence holder's address is a matter for that council, so ask your licensing team. More for HMO landlords.

What does the Scottish Landlord Register show?

In Scotland the public can search the landlord register by postcode. For each property it shows the landlord's name, any joint owner, an agent if one has been disclosed and a contact address. We focus on England for now, so landlords with property in Scotland can join our waiting list through which address do I need.

Will the PRS database make my address public?

Not for now. Individual landlords give their name, date of birth, residential address, telephone number and email, and for each property a correspondence address in England or Wales that cannot be a PO Box. GOV.UK's guidance for landlords says: "Currently your landlord and property information will not be shared publicly." It adds that some information may become public in future.

The Housing Hub says a list of public information will be published later, balancing landlords' privacy with tenants' need to make informed choices. Until that list is out we will not promise that any detail stays private. Read what address to give on the PRS database.

What is not public?

Tenancy agreements, section 48 notices, rent demands, deposit paperwork and replies to a tenant's request go to your tenants. They are not published on a register. Once they are in your tenants' hands, though, you cannot control who else sees them.

That is why the address on them matters as much as the address on the public registers. If it is a correspondence address, anything shared later leads to a mailbox that is handled and not to your front door. Every letter to a Landlord Address is logged the day it arrives and legal or official post is flagged to you the same working day. See how we handle your mail.

Common questions

Can someone find my home address from my rental property?

If your home is the address for service on the Land Registry title, yes. Anyone can buy a copy of the register online. Changing your address for service with form COG1 means copies show the address you choose instead.

Can I stop my address appearing anywhere at all?

No. The PRS database still collects your residential address and rent demands may need your own address. What you can do is use a correspondence address everywhere the rules allow. Our step by step privacy checklist shows how.

Why do landlords protect their address?

For privacy and to make sure important post is dealt with properly. Read why landlords protect their home address.