This is a new provision. Section 79 outlines the power that the Secretary of State will hold to make regulations which will specify circumstances in which an entry may become "inactive" or vice versa. An entry may become "inactive" and no longer publicly viewable if it expires without renewal, or, under certain circumstances, if a landlord makes a request – for example, if they have sold the property. Once an entry is inactive, either at the landlord’s request or because it has expired, the respective dwelling cannot be marketed, advertised or let unless it is made active again. Inactive entries will be archived for five years, after which they will be deleted from the database. Regulations will determine the process for renewals and the procedure applicable to late renewals.
Example: Failing to re-register before the specified deadline
								A landlord has failed to re-register on the database before the specified deadline and they have received a letter warning them that they must re-register within the 28-day grace period. The landlord fails to re-register within the 28-day grace period and therefore their database entry is made inactive. For this entry to become active again, the landlord would need to pay a late fee as well as the re-registration fee.
Part 2: Residential landlord Chapter 3: The Private Rented Sector Database Section 79: Circumstances in which active entries become inactive and vice versa Background