The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says landlords in England are being invited to take part in testing to help shape a controversial database.

It’s being introduced under the Renters Rights Act.

The association, in an article on its website, says the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) states that the database will not be implemented until later in the year, when it will be rolled out on a regional basis.

In the meantime, landlords are being invited to join the database from the middle of this month, and feedback comments to officials.

Some testing has already taken place, with landlords in Birmingham, Gateshead and Nottingham.

The government is seeking volunteers who are individual or joint landlords, those living overseas with rental properties in England, and organisational landlords; such as companies, trusts and charities.

It’s also interested in landlords using letting agents solely to manage properties, landlords that require assistance when using digital services, and even landlords that cannot use digital services at all.

More details on the NRLA website here.