The government is responsible for letting ‘the cat out of the bag’ with early details of the National Landlord Register, however it does seem that this could be years away.

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There has just been uploaded a job description on the government’s Civil Servants Jobs pages for the new role called ‘Policy Advisor - National Landlord Register’ with background information on the role, saying: “Significant reforms have already been introduced to improve the experience of tenants who rent privately. Part of the PRS team’s work [in the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government] is to ensure those measures bite and quality improves.”

The new position has a salary  between £36,337 and £39,598, the successful candidate will be able to have flexible working hours from home whilst being based in the government’s offices in London and Wolverhampton.

The role will be responsible for two work streams, the first is enforcement and penalties and the second involves data protection.

The streams entail “significant, detailed policy work at all stages of the policy cycle, potentially including delivering legislation … Lead and support stakeholder engagement, both internally and externally – representing the department’s views and position through the policy development process … work alongside departmental colleagues and a range of other Government departments to understand the broader context of the private rental sector and housing policy and ensure alignment with wider government policy.”