Register Your Rental Property: Dates and Fees for Landlords
Register your rental property opens on 15 December 2026. Occupied properties enter the mandatory rollout region by region during 2027. GOV.UK published detailed guidance on 29 October 2026 covering the information required, fees and annual renewal.
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Register your rental property — 29 October 2026
Checked against official sources on 29 October 2026.
- Service open?
- No — opens 15 December 2026
- First mandatory deadline
- West Midlands — 14 March 2027
- Annual fee
- £65 per property; rollout fees adjusted
- Outstanding information
- Complete within 28 days of registration
The service has not launched yet. From 15 December, properties in any region can register early; the mandatory deadline follows the property's region.
Which properties are covered first?
The initial rollout covers properties already let or becoming let during rollout, within the official tenancy scope. The government identifies assured and regulated tenancies and an exemption for supported exempt accommodation. Check the official guidance for your tenancy type.
The later obligation to register an empty property before marketing it, and to put registration identifiers in adverts, is separate. Do not treat those future advertising rules as a requirement already applying to every empty property.
Regional registration timetable
Use the property's location, not the landlord's or letting agent's address. Occupied properties must be registered by the end of the regional deadline date. You can register properties in other regions early from 15 December 2026, including a portfolio spanning several regions.
- West Midlands: period starts 15 December 2026; register by 14 March 2027.
- East of England: period starts 15 January 2027; register by 14 April 2027.
- East Midlands: period starts 15 February 2027; register by 14 May 2027.
- South East: period starts 15 March 2027; register by 14 June 2027.
- Yorkshire and Humber: period starts 15 April 2027; register by 14 July 2027.
- North West: period starts 15 May 2027; register by 14 August 2027.
- North East: period starts 15 June 2027; register by 14 September 2027.
- London: period starts 15 July 2027; register by 14 October 2027.
- South West: period starts 15 August 2027; register by 14 November 2027.
What information must you provide?
Start with your landlord registration through GOV.UK One Login; a paper route is available for those without digital access. Register each property with its address, bedrooms and rental status, a correspondence address in England or Wales and relevant agent, superior-landlord or freeholder contact details.
The property record also needs the required gas, electrical and EPC evidence, tenancy and rent details and relevant licences. Register an HMO as a whole property, not as a separate registration for each room. Keep the evidence linked to the correct address.
The 28-day completion deadline
You can supply the supporting property information at registration or provide outstanding information within 28 days. If you do not complete the record in time, the property registration may be deactivated, potentially leaving an occupied property without the required active registration.
You must start registration and remain responsible for completion. After obtaining the property registration number, you may delegate eligible information updates to an agent for an occupied property. Delegating does not remove your responsibility for the 28-day deadline.
Annual fee, rollout adjustment and renewal
The annual service fee is £65 per property, without VAT. Landlord registration and updates are not separately charged. During rollout the fee is adjusted to disregard days before 15 November 2027; do not assume every first payment is a full £65.
All properties you register share a renewal date one year after your first property registration. A property added later joins that common renewal date. Record the actual date and amount supplied by the government service instead of giving each property a separate assumed anniversary.
Penalties and possession restrictions
Failing to register when required can lead to penalties of up to £7,000. Knowingly or recklessly giving false or misleading information, and certain continuing or repeated breaches, can lead to penalties of up to £40,000. Registration-related rent repayment orders also depend on the offence and the rollout stage.
A registration breach can restrict obtaining possession, subject to statutory exceptions. Check the current legislation and seek case-specific advice before serving possession paperwork. A reminder or a payment alone does not establish that registration is active and complete.
Local licensing and the ombudsman remain separate
Registration does not replace HMO, additional or selective licensing. Check the council for each property. The planned mandatory landlord ombudsman is another separate implementation stage; the published roadmap expects compulsory membership in 2028.
What RentClock can help you organise
Use the free regional calculator to identify the published deadline, then record that date in the property's registration task. Keep safety certificates and supporting records organised, and separately diary the post-registration completion and annual renewal dates.
RentClock does not register properties, submit information to GOV.UK or decide whether a property qualifies for an exemption. Use the official service when it opens and check that the record remains active.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. From 15 December 2026, properties in other regions can be registered early, provided they are registered by the relevant deadline.
That is a later requirement. The initial rollout concerns properties already let or becoming let, subject to the official scope and exemptions.
You must supply any outstanding required property information within 28 days. Otherwise the property registration may be deactivated.
No. Their annual renewal date is tied to the first property you register, including properties added later.
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