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Last checked 3 Nov 2026, against the official source each section links.

What does the landlord register cost? £65 a home, every year

England's new landlord register charges £65 a home, every year, and the landlord pays it. Register before 15 November 2027 and the first fee is smaller: it leaves out the days before that date.

The fee

The government says the fee is £65 a year for each home, and you renew the registration every year. It is per home, not per landlord: three homes cost £195 a year.

A smaller first fee if you register early

Your first fee is adjusted to leave out any days before 15 November 2027, the date by which every landlord must be registered.

Who pays, and when

If you're the landlord of an assured or regulated tenancy, you register yourself and each home, and pay for each. For now that means homes that are let, or become let while the service rolls out. The deadline goes by where the home is: once its region's duty starts, you have three months.

When each region must register
RegionDuty startsDeadline to register
West Midlands15 December 202614 March 2027
East of England15 January 202714 April 2027
East Midlands15 February 202714 May 2027
South East15 March 202714 June 2027
Yorkshire and Humber15 April 202714 July 2027
North West15 May 202714 August 2027
North East15 June 202714 September 2027
London15 July 202714 October 2027
South West15 August 202714 November 2027

Find your home's region and deadline by postcode

What Datestone does for you

For a home that is let, its checklist on Datestone shows the registration with that home's own deadline, from its council's region; for an empty one, that it doesn't need registering yet. Each home on Datestone also holds its gas safety record, electrical report and EPC with their dates, beside its rent, the people living there and its bedrooms. Datestone doesn't register you: you do that on the government's service.

Find your home's region and deadline by postcode

Questions

How much does it cost to register as a landlord?

The government says £65 a year for each home, and you renew the registration every year.

Source: Housing Hub (UK Government campaign site) — Get ready to register

Is the register fee per landlord or per home?

Per home. The fee is for one property, and you pay it each time you register a different one.

Source: Housing Hub (UK Government campaign site) — Get ready to register

Do I pay less on the register if I register early?

Your first fee leaves out any days before 15 November 2027, the date by which every landlord must be registered, so registering early doesn't add to it.

Source: GOV.UK — Register your rental property service: guidance for landlords

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