Part 2: Rogue Landlords and Property Agents in England Chapter 3: Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents The database and its contents Section 31: Procedure for inclusion under section 30
This section sets out that if a local housing authority decides to make an entry in relation to a person in the database of rogue landlords and property agents, it must give the person a decision notice before the entry is made. The decision notice must explain that the authority has decided to make the entry in the database after the end of a 21 day notice period and must specify the period for which the person’s database entry will be maintained, which must be at least 2 years from the date on which the entry is made. The notice must also summarise the person’s appeal right. The authority is required to wait until the notice period has ended before making the entry in the database. If a person appeals, the authority must not make the entry until the appeal has been determined or withdrawn and there is no possibility of any further appeal. A decision notice to make an entry must be given within 6 months of the date of conviction for the offence to which it relates.