Registering as joint landlords, a company or a trust

Last checked 16 Oct 2026. The regulations were still in draft when we checked, so details can change.

Not every rental property is owned by one person. This guide covers joint landlords, companies and trusts, based on the draft regulations and the explanatory memorandum.

Joint landlords

• Each joint landlord makes a landlord entry. If you and a partner or relative own a property together, you each need your own.
• You share one dwelling entry. There is one dwelling entry for the property, not one per landlord.
• Any one joint landlord can deactivate the dwelling entry. Agree with your co-owner who is responsible for keeping the entry up to date.

Limited companies

A company supplies details about the organisation and the people acting for it. The draft regulations list:

• The company name, legal entity type and address
• Contact details
• The individual making the entry, and a nominated contact
• A Companies House number, where the company has one
• Director details where there is no Companies House number

Trusts and other organisations

For a trust, the draft regulations include details of the lead trustee. Charities supply a charity number where it applies.

Acting for someone else

Some people can make or update entries on a landlord's behalf, including someone with power of attorney, a guardian, a personal representative, or a mortgage lender or their agent in certain situations. They have to give evidence of their authority, which the draft regulations say is a copy of a certified or sealed copy of the document, such as a power of attorney or grant of probate.

Banning orders

A landlord subject to a banning order cannot register. A dwelling entry becomes inactive because of a banning order only if every joint landlord is subject to one and the property is not let.

One entry per property

Only one active dwelling entry is allowed per property at a time. There is an exception for a sale, where contracts have been exchanged and the property stays privately let and the buyer intends to become the landlord.

What to do now

Work out who the landlord is for each property. If you own through a company, find the Companies House number and the names of the people who will act. If you own jointly, agree who will do the paperwork.

See also who has to register and what you need to register.

More guides

• Who has to register on England's landlord register?
• How much does it cost to register as a landlord in England?
• When is the deadline to register your rental property?
• What you need to register a rental property in England