Landlord register in England: your registration deadline

England’s landlord register, the Private Rented Sector Database, opens on 15 December 2026 as the GOV.UK “Register your rental property” service. Each let property must be registered within three months of its region’s start date, and every landlord by 14 November 2027, at £65 per property per year.

Last checked 20 October 2026. Editor: Kris · editorial standards

Registration dates by region

Each region gets a three-month window from its start date. The deadline follows where the rental property is, not where you live: a London landlord with a flat in Birmingham registers it on the West Midlands timetable. You can register a property in any region from 15 December 2026, before its region starts.

Source: GOV.UK Housing Hub: Get ready for the “Register your rental property” service, updated 10 September 2026.

What it costs

The fee is £65 a year for each property: you pay it when you register the property and again at each annual renewal. A landlord with three let properties pays £195 a year. During the rollout the first fee is pro-rated so that landlords who register early don't pay more; GOV.UK hasn't published how the pro-rating is worked out.

What you need to register

• About you: name, date of birth, home address, phone and email. A company also gives its legal form, Companies House number and details of its directors.
• About each property: address, ownership type, type of dwelling, number of bedrooms, whether it is let now, and contact details for any freeholder, superior landlord or managing agent.
• About the tenancy: number of occupants and households, any HMO or other licence, and whether the property is furnished.
• Rent: the amount, how often it is paid and which utilities, if any, it includes.
• Safety: the gas safety record and its date (if there is a gas supply), the electrical safety report and its expiry date, the EPC and any minimum energy efficiency exemption.

Anyone registering for you under a power of attorney, or as an administrator or deputy, must give their own details and certified evidence of their authority. A letting agent can supply information, but the landlord stays responsible for it and starts and ends each registration.

Sources: GOV.UK Housing Hub; Trowers & Hamlins, 24 September 2026.

What happens if you don't register

The rules sit in Part 2, Chapter 3 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. Councils can start enforcing in a region once its deadline has passed.

• Fines. The council can impose a civil penalty of up to £7,000 for not being registered, for marketing a property without the required entries, or for leaving the registration numbers out of an advert (section 91). Giving false or misleading information, or carrying on after a penalty, is a criminal offence; instead of prosecuting, the council can impose a penalty of up to £40,000 (sections 91 and 92).
• Possession. A court may not make a possession order while the landlord is in breach of the duty to be registered, except on anti-social behaviour grounds 7A and 14 (section 90).
• Adverts. Written adverts for a let must show both the landlord’s and the property’s registration numbers (section 82).

Who has to register

Landlords of assured and regulated tenancies in England register themselves and every property they let. For now that means properties that are let, or become let, during the rollout; later regulations are due to bring in landlords who are about to let and empty properties before they are marketed. Every landlord actively letting must be registered by 14 November 2027.

The register covers England only. In Wales landlords register with Rent Smart Wales, in Scotland with the Scottish Landlord Register, and in Northern Ireland with the Landlord Registration Scheme.

Sources: Trowers & Hamlins, 24 September 2026; HCR Law, 10 September 2026.

What comes after registration

A mandatory Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman follows the register, with sign-up expected in 2028 (NRLA timeline). Separately, the government is consulting until 18 December 2026 on extending Awaab’s Law on damp, mould and other hazards to private rentals.

Other tools for landlords

• Buy-to-let stress test (ICR) calculatorThe rent a lender needs for your loan, and the largest loan your rent supports.
• Stamp duty on an additional propertyStandard rates plus the 5% surcharge, England and Northern Ireland.
• Buy-to-let mortgages guideRent tests, stamp duty and brokers who mention buy-to-let.
• Find a mortgage broker in your townFirms listed by town, each linked to the FCA Register.

Sources

• GOV.UK Housing Hub: Get ready for the “Register your rental property” service · updated 10 September 2026
• Renters’ Rights Act 2025, Part 2, Chapter 3 (private rented sector database) · legislation.gov.uk
• GOV.UK: Extending Awaab’s Law to private rented tenancies and to licences · consultation published 9 October 2026
• Trowers & Hamlins: Private landlords, do you know when it’s time to register your rental property? · 24 September 2026
• HCR Law: Private Rented Sector Database to go live from 15 December 2026 · 10 September 2026
• NRLA: The Renters’ Rights Act, everything you need to know · implementation timeline

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