Landlord register guides for England

Plain English answers on England's Register your rental property service, which is due to open on 15 Dec 2026. Each guide shows its sources and when we last checked it.

• Who has to register on England's landlord register?
  Which landlords and properties must be registered on England's Private Rented Sector Database, who is exempt, and what the rules say about agents and banning orders.
• How much does it cost to register as a landlord in England?
  The landlord register fee is £65 per property per year, pro-rated during rollout. What the fee covers, how it adds up for a portfolio and who sets it.
• When is the deadline to register your rental property?
  The nine regional start dates and registration deadlines for England's landlord register, from the West Midlands on 15 December 2026 to the South West in November 2027.
• What you need to register a rental property in England
  A checklist of the landlord, property, tenancy and safety information the landlord register is due to ask for, based on GOV.UK and the draft regulations.
• What happens if you do not register your rental property?
  What GOV.UK says about fines of up to £7,000 and £40,000, the limit on possession orders, and the restriction on advertising or letting an unregistered property.
• Can a letting agent register your property for you?
  What a letting agent or property manager can do on England's landlord register, and why the landlord stays responsible for the information.
• Registering as joint landlords, a company or a trust
  How England's landlord register treats joint landlords, limited companies and trusts, and the details each is due to provide.
• Updating and renewing your landlord register entry
  The 28-day update rule, annual renewal, when an entry becomes inactive, and what you cannot do while an entry is inactive, based on the draft regulations.