Registration rolls out region by region from 15 December.

“If you’re a landlord of an assured or regulated tenancy, then you must register yourself and each of your properties through the service.”

“At the moment you are only required to register your properties if they are currently under let, or become let during the rollout period.”

“If you have unoccupied properties, you do not need to register them yet and should wait for further guidance about when you will be required to register before you market a property for let.”

“We’re rolling out the service on a regional basis across England from 15 December 2026, beginning in the West Midlands.”

“Once properties in a particular region are required to be registered, you will have a 3-month window in which to do so. After this deadline, councils in this region will be able to initiate enforcement activity.”

“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 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”

“Registration deadlines are based on your property’s location – for example, if you live in London but your rental property is in Birmingham, then you’ll need to meet the deadline for registering in the West Midlands.”

“If you wish to register before you are required to do so, including if you let properties in multiple regions and would like to register these all at once, you will be able to do this.”

“You can register your properties whenever you want from 15 December 2026, but you must register before the registration deadline for your property’s area.”

“There’s an annual £65 registration fee per property, and you’ll need to renew your registration each year.”

“The fee is for one property. You’ll need to pay the fee each time you register a different property.”

“During the service rollout, the fee will be adjusted (pro-rated), so that those signing up first don’t have to pay more.”

“You’ll need a GOV.UK One Login to use the service.”

“You’ll need to record details of your properties, like the address and the number of residents and bedrooms, as well as the amount of rent you are receiving for a property. You’ll also need to demonstrate you meet health and safety standards by uploading gas, electric, and energy performance certificates.”

“If the dwelling has a gas supply— (a) a copy of the gas safety record, if one exists, and (b) the gas safety record issue date”

“Electrical safety information as follows— (a) a copy of the Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR), if one exists, or appropriate Electrical Installation Certificate (EIC), and (b) EICR or EIC expiry date”

“Information as to whether the landlord was required to give a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to the person who is the tenant currently occupying the dwelling, and if so, a copy of the most recent EPC, if one exists”

“For individual landlords Name Date of birth Residential address Telephone number Email address”

“Rent charged and frequency of payment”

“Whether the rent is inclusive of utilities and if so, what utilities are included.”

“Number of bedrooms in the dwelling”

“Number of occupants of the dwelling”

“Number of households occupying the dwelling”

“Whether the dwelling is let furnished, partly furnished or unfurnished”

“Information as to whether the dwelling requires a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence, an additional licence or a selective licence, and if so, the numbers of those licences, if available”

“Offline registration routes will be available for landlords who need them.”

“This is a draft item of legislation and has not yet been made as a UK Statutory Instrument.”

“must not be more than— (a) £7,000, if it is imposed under subsection (1) (a) , or (b) £40,000, if it is imposed under subsection (1) (b) .”

“knowingly or recklessly provides information to the database operator which is false or misleading in a material respect”

“the conduct in respect of which the penalty was imposed continues after the end of the period of 28 days beginning with—”

“the person engages in conduct which constitutes a different breach of such a requirement within the period of five years beginning with the day on which the penalty was imposed.”