Updating and renewing your landlord register entry

Last checked 16 Oct 2026. The regulations were still in draft when we checked, so details can change.

Registering is not a one-off job. The draft regulations set rules for keeping entries up to date and renewing them each year. Missing them can make an entry inactive.

The 28-day rule

The draft regulations say information must be updated within 28 days of it becoming out of date. That applies to your landlord entry and to dwelling entries.

Examples of things that may need updating: a new gas safety record or electrical report, a change of tenants, a change of rent, or a change of agent or property manager.

If a property was not let when you registered and then becomes let, the tenancy and safety information must be provided within 28 days of the tenancy starting.

Tenancy and safety information at registration

If you make a dwelling entry for a property that is already let, the draft regulations allow you to supply the tenancy and safety information later, but within 28 days of making the entry. If you do not, the entry becomes inactive.

Annual renewal

• Entries last 12 months and must be renewed every year.
• An entry that is not renewed by its renewal date becomes inactive the following day.
• If you have more than one property, later dwelling entries take the renewal date of your first one, so you have one renewal date to remember.

At £65 per property per year, renewal is also when the fee comes round again.

When an entry becomes inactive

The draft regulations list several situations. The main ones are:

• You do not renew on time.
• Tenancy and safety information is not provided within 28 days.
• You do not make a dwelling entry within three months of making your landlord entry.
• The last dwelling entry on your landlord entry becomes inactive.
• A banning order applies and the property is not let.

Why inactive matters

The explanatory memorandum says relevant properties cannot be advertised or let if the landlord entry or dwelling entry is inactive. The draft regulations also allow a fee for reactivating an entry in certain circumstances.

A routine that helps

1. Put your renewal date in your diary, with a reminder a month ahead.
2. Whenever a certificate is renewed or a tenancy changes, update the entry the same week.
3. If you use an agent, agree in writing who updates what.

We will update this guide when official guidance is published or the regulations are made. See also penalties for not registering.

More guides

• Who has to register on England's landlord register?
• How much does it cost to register as a landlord in England?
• When is the deadline to register your rental property?
• What you need to register a rental property in England