13/09/2026
Under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, the UK government is introducing a national Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database, delivered through a GOV.UK service called “Register your rental property”.
Key points
• Who must register: All private landlords in England letting under an assured or regulated tenancy. You register yourself and each individual property. Agents cannot complete the registration for you (though they can help with information).
• Fee: £65 per property per year. It is charged per property (not a single fee per landlord), so a landlord with five properties pays £325 annually. The fee is payable on initial registration and again on each annual renewal. During the staggered rollout the fee will be pro-rated so early registrants are not disadvantaged.
• When it starts: Regional rollout begins 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands. Other regions follow month by month, with all landlords required to have registered by mid-November 2027. Each region has a three-month window once its start date arrives. Your deadline is based on where the property is located, not where you live.
• What is required initially: Occupied properties (or those that become occupied during the rollout). Empty properties being marketed will need registration later, and registration numbers will eventually have to appear on adverts.
• Penalties: Failure to register can lead to penalties of up to £7,000, rising to £40,000 for repeated or continued breaches.
This is separate from existing schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which already have their own landlord registration systems with different fees and rules.
Official confirmation of the ÂŁ65 fee and the regional timetable was published by the government on 9 September 2026.
The fee is intended to cover the cost of running the database and supporting enforcement against non-compliant landlords.
