Landlord register · England
The landlord register: dates, fee and what you need
The Private Rented Sector Database is a new national register under the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Every private landlord letting a home in England under an assured or regulated tenancy will need to register themselves and each property they let.
- Fee
- £65 per property, every year
- Registration opens
- 15 December 2026
- London deadline
- 14 October 2027
Registration windows by region
Each region has about three months to register. Your deadline depends on where the property is, not where you live.
| Region | Window opens | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 15 December 2026 | 14 March 2027 |
| East of England | 15 January 2027 | 14 April 2027 |
| East Midlands | 15 February 2027 | 14 May 2027 |
| South East | 15 March 2027 | 14 June 2027 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 15 April 2027 | 14 July 2027 |
| North West | 15 May 2027 | 14 August 2027 |
| North East | 15 June 2027 | 14 September 2027 |
| London | 15 July 2027 | 14 October 2027 |
| South West | 15 August 2027 | 14 November 2027 |
These dates come from GOV.UK and the draft regulations, which have not yet been made, so they could change. Check GOV.UK before you rely on them. The London rule
Sources: MHCLG, GOV.UK, Osbornes Law, Savills
Registering early
Registration opens on 15 December 2026, starting with the West Midlands. You do not have to wait for your region's window: landlords have the option to register earlier, and the fee is pro-rated for the early period.
The fee is £65 per property per year, payable when you register and at each annual renewal. Each property is registered on its own.
Sources: MHCLG, GOV.UK, Osbornes Law, Savills
What you will need
- Your identity, contact and ownership details, and organisation details where relevant
- Property, tenancy and rent details
- HMO, additional or selective licence details, where the property has one
- A copy of the gas safety record, if there is a gas supply
- A copy of the electrical safety report (EICR) or Electrical Installation Certificate
- Whether the current tenant was given an EPC, and a copy of the latest EPC where one applies
- If the EPC has expired, the tenancy start date, and any registered energy efficiency (MEES) exemption
An agent or property manager can provide some of this for you, but the landlord must start and complete the registration.
Source: Savills
If you do not register
- No possession order
- Once that part of the Act starts, courts will not grant possession without an active registration. The only exceptions are claims on Ground 7A or Ground 14, the two anti-social behaviour grounds. GOV.UK has not yet said when this starts. The rule
- Fine up to £7,000
- For breaching the marketing, advertising and letting restrictions in section 82 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
- Fine up to £40,000 or prosecution
- Where the conduct is an offence under section 92, such as knowingly or recklessly giving false or misleading information, continuing the same conduct more than 28 days after a penalty, or a further breach within five years.
- A public record
- Councils must add banning orders, convictions and financial penalties to the database where they took the action.
These penalties apply once the regulations and the penalty sections of the Act are brought into force; the regulations are still in draft. Councils will enforce the register once your region's deadline has passed. The £65 fee is the figure the government has announced and may change in the final regulations.
Sources: Renters' Rights Act 2025 (legislation.gov.uk), GOV.UK, MHCLG, Osbornes Law, Savills
Sources
- Osbornes Law: PRS Database landlord registrationosborneslaw.com
- Savills: Understanding the PRS Databasesavills.co.uk