Part 2: Rogue Landlords and Property Agents in England Chapter 3: Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents The database and its contents Section 35: Power to require information
This section provides that a local housing authority may require a person to provide information for the purpose of enabling the authority to decide whether to make an entry in relation to a person in the database. The person may be required to provide any information needed to complete their entry or keep it up to date. For example, a person could therefore be required to provide the local authority with the addresses of all the properties which they own. A person commits an offence if they fail to comply with a requirement to provide information (unless they have reasonable excuse for the failure) or if they knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information. A person who commits such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine.