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Landlords with a limited company: keeping your home address off Companies House
If you run a buy-to-let through a limited company, your home address is probably on more of the Companies House record than you'd expect. Here's where it shows up, what you can remove and how to keep it off future filings.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 · 7 min read · By Rayhaan Moughal, Sidekick Accounting
If you own rental property through a limited company, there's a good chance your home address is on the public record for that company. This is the landlord limited company Companies House address problem in one line: the register is open to everyone, and tenants are people who know exactly which company to search for.
The good news is that most of it can be removed with form SR01. The registered office is the one item that needs a change first, so a separate address for the company is worth setting up before anything else.
Where your home address shows up for a buy-to-let company
SPV directors tend to hit the same pattern. The company was formed through a formations agent or an accountant, the home address went in as the default, and then the same set-up was copied for the second and third property company.
Typical places it appears:
- The incorporation filing. It sets the first registered office and the first officer details. Our guide to incorporation documents and personal details goes through what's on them.
- Director appointment forms. If you joined an existing SPV later, the AP01 or older 288a carries your service address.
- The registered office, today. This is the address shown on the company's main page and every document it sends out.
- Older annual returns. Before confirmation statements, annual returns repeated the registered office and officer details each year.
Typical SPV filings and what they can show (a guide, not a guarantee: every filing is different)
| Registered office | Director address | Day of birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporation (IN01 or older NEWINC)First filing for each SPV | If home used | If home used | ✗No |
| Appointing a director (AP01 or 288a)Second director, husband or wife | ✗No | If home used | 288a only |
| Annual return (AR01 or 363a)Filed before confirmation statements | Yes | If home used | 363a only |
| Confirmation statement (CS01)Annual since 2016 | Yes | ✗No | ✗No |
| Change of address (AD01)The filing that moves the office | New address | ✗No | ✗No |
Day of birth is only removable on documents filed before 10 October 2015, and the GOV.UK list marks some forms as removable and others not. Our guide on removing your date of birth has the detail.
Why this matters more for landlords
A contractor's home address sits on a company nobody searches for. A landlord's company name is on tenancy paperwork, deposit protection certificates and invoices, so a tenant, a neighbour or a former tenant with a grievance can find the company in seconds.
Add to that the husband and wife pattern. Both spouses are often directors or shareholders of every SPV, so one address appears twice on each company, across several companies.
One note on tenancy paperwork. Landlords usually have to give tenants an address for notices, and that's a separate question from Companies House. Ask your letting agent or solicitor what's right for you.
Is your home still the registered office?
Start here, because the answer decides what order you do things in.
Check each SPV in turn
Does the company's Companies House page show your home as its registered office?
Yes: Change the registered office first with form AD01. A live company's current registered office can't be removed while it's in use.
No: You can move straight to listing the old filings that show your home address.
Is your home still your service address as a director?
Yes: You'll need to give a replacement address on the SR01, and it's worth changing the officer details on the register at the same time.
No: No replacement address is needed for this company.
Is your home also the company's SAIL (the place where registers are kept for inspection)?
Yes: Since the 28 April 2026 GOV.UK update, change the SAIL address before you apply. Our guide to [SAIL addresses](/guides/sail-address-companies-house) explains it.
No: Nothing extra to do for this point.
Once the office has moved, your home becomes a former registered office. GOV.UK says that since 27 January 2025 you can apply to remove a home address used as a former registered office. For that, you list the original filing that set it (usually the incorporation), never the AD01 that moved it. See our guide on using your home as a registered office for the detail.
How to set up a separate registered office going forward
A registered office has to be an address where documents can be delivered, and the register can reject some addresses such as PO boxes. Our guide to a registered office address service covers the options.
For a landlord with several SPVs, the practical route is the same for each:
- Choose one address for the registered office and one for the director service address. They can be the same business address.
- File an AD01 for each company. Companies House asks for the change within 14 days of it happening.
- Update each director's service address on the register.
- Tell your agent, lender and accountant, so formal post doesn't go to your old address.
We can set up a registered office and service address for you as part of your application. Details are on our home address removal page.
What it costs for a landlord with three SPVs
Take a fictional landlord with three SPVs and two directors, say a married couple. Each person applies for their own details, so documents are priced per person. Our price is £69 for the first document and £49 for each extra, per person, including the £34 Companies House fee. The Companies House fee has no VAT, and our service fee includes VAT at 20%.
Cost of removal, fictional landlord with 3 SPVs and 2 directors
| One person, 3 incorporation filings | £167 |
|---|---|
| Both directors, 3 incorporation filings each | £334 |
| Both directors, 6 filings each (adds one annual return per SPV) | £628 |
Most landlords find the document count is the unknown. Our free scan lists the filings that carry your details, including handwritten paper forms, so you know the number before you pay.
What to do next
The order we'd follow is: check the registered office on each SPV, move it where needed, then apply for the old filings. If you haven't used form SR01 before, start with our guides on the SR01 form and how to complete it. If you're weighing up whether to use a home address for a new company at all, read should I use my home address for my limited company.
This is Companies House procedure only. For how SPVs are taxed or structured, speak to your accountant.
Questions
Can tenants see my home address on Companies House?
If your home address is on the company's filings, yes. Companies House is free to search, so a tenant who knows the SPV's name can open its filings and read any address that appears on them. That's the main reason landlords tend to care about it more than most directors.
I formed my property company through an agent. Whose address is on it?
It depends on what the agent filed. Some agents use their own address for the registered office, others use the director's home. Open the incorporation filing and the officer list for each SPV and check, because each company can differ.
Do I need a separate application for each SPV?
The SR01 lists documents, and each document costs £34. Documents from several companies can usually go on the same application, with continuation pages once you pass three. You apply for your own details, so a spouse who is also a director applies separately.
Can I remove my address while the SPV is still trading?
Yes for old filings, in most cases. A live company's current registered office has to be changed first, and if your home is still your service address as a director you'll need to give a replacement address on the form. Companies House decides each application.
Will changing the registered office affect my mortgage or my letting agent?
That's a question for your lender, agent or solicitor, as it depends on your paperwork. What we can say is that a change of registered office is a Companies House filing, and it's worth telling anyone who sends the company formal post.
Sources
- Apply to remove your home address from the public register, SR01 (GOV.UK)
- List of documents Companies House can suppress (GOV.UK)
- Change a registered office address, AD01 (GOV.UK)
- Your personal information on the Companies House register (GOV.UK)