PRS Database registration dates: check your deadline by postcode

Private landlords in England must register themselves and every let property on the Private Rented Sector Database, which GOV.UK calls “Register your rental property”. Registration opens on 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands, then one region a month until the South West on 15 August 2027. Each region has three months, so the last deadline is 14 November 2027. The fee is £65 a year per property.

Use the postcode of the property you let, not your home address. Free, no sign-up.

Dates and fees from GOV.UK, checked 11 November 2026.

Renting, not letting?

The database is not open to the public yet, so you cannot look a landlord up on it. To check a landlord today, see is my landlord registered? and who is my landlord?

PRS Database dates for all nine regions

The region is where the rental property is, not where you live. A landlord with properties in two regions has two deadlines. You can register any property early, from 15 December 2026, whatever its region.

Region	Registration opens	Deadline to register
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

GOV.UK decides the region by the property's local council and publishes a list, “Regions of England and their local councils”, with its guidance for landlords. The checker above reads the council and region for a postcode from Office for National Statistics data.

Who has to register

Any private landlord letting a property in England that is occupied by tenants on an assured or regulated tenancy. Companies and other organisations that act as private landlords are included.
Joint landlords each register. One of them registers the property and invites the others to it.
A house in multiple occupation with an HMO licence is one registration for the whole property, not one per room.
During the rollout, 15 December 2026 to 14 November 2027, only properties that are let, or become let in that period, have to be registered. GOV.UK says empty properties will later have to be registered before they are marketed or advertised.
Supported exempt accommodation, as defined in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, does not need to be registered.

What you need to register

You sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. For each property the service asks for:

The address, the number of bedrooms and whether it is currently let
A correspondence address for you in England or Wales
Contact details for any managing agent, superior landlord and freeholder
The gas safety certificate (where there is gas), the electrical safety certificate and the Energy Performance Certificate
Tenancy and rent details
Any licence the property holds, such as an HMO licence

You do not need everything on day one. GOV.UK says you can submit the registration and give any outstanding information within 28 days. A letting agent can supply the tenancy and safety information, but the landlord has to start the registration and stays responsible for the record being complete.

The £65 fee and how the first year is reduced

The fee is £65 a year for each property and is not subject to VAT. Registering yourself as a landlord is free, and so is updating your record. You pay when you register a property and then once a year. Every property you register shares one renewal date: one year after you registered your first.

Because some regions have to register months before others, the first year is pro-rated: days before 15 November 2027, the date from which every landlord has to be registered, are not charged. GOV.UK gives two worked examples:

Property registered on	First renewal date	First-year fee
15 December 2026	15 December 2027	£5.34
25 June 2027	25 June 2028	£39.60

The checker at the top of this page uses the same formula to estimate the fee for any registration date. From the first renewal the fee is the full £65 a year.

Penalties for not registering

Up to £7,000 for failing to register yourself and your property.
Up to £40,000 for knowingly or recklessly giving false or misleading information, or for repeatedly breaching certain requirements.
Councils enforce the rules, and can begin enforcement in a region once its deadline has passed.
From 15 December 2026 a tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a Rent Repayment Order where a landlord has given false or misleading information or keeps breaching the requirements, once the registration period for the property's region has opened.
GOV.UK says it will become a requirement to show landlord and rental property numbers in every property advert, and that it will update its guidance before that starts.

What tenants can see

Nothing yet. GOV.UK says landlord and property information will not currently be shared publicly. It says that in future tenants will be able to use the service to see whether a landlord meets key legal requirements, and that the list of information the public can see will be published at a later stage.

Until then a tenant checks a landlord through council licensing registers, the deposit schemes and HM Land Registry. Our guides is my landlord registered?, who is my landlord? and the tenant's landlord checklist walk through each one.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The PRS Database covers England only. Landlords elsewhere register with Scottish Landlord Registration, Rent Smart Wales or Northern Ireland's Landlord Registration Scheme.

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PRS Database questions

When does the PRS Database open?

Registration opens on 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands, then in one more region on the 15th of each month until the South West on 15 August 2027. Each region has three months to register, so the first deadline is 14 March 2027 and the last is 14 November 2027.

Which region is my rental property in?

The region depends on where the rental property is, not where the landlord lives. GOV.UK sets it by the property's local council. Enter the property's postcode in the checker on this page to see the council, the region and both dates, or look the council up in GOV.UK's list of regions and their local councils.

How much does it cost to register on the PRS Database?

£65 a year for each property, with no VAT. Registering yourself as a landlord and updating your record are free. During the rollout the first year's fee is reduced, because days before 15 November 2027 are not charged: GOV.UK's examples are £5.34 for a property registered on 15 December 2026 and £39.60 for one registered on 25 June 2027.

Can I register before my region's start date?

Yes. GOV.UK says you can register rental properties before their region's start date, from 15 December 2026. You must still be registered by the region's end date.

What happens if a landlord does not register?

GOV.UK says a landlord may face a penalty of up to £7,000 for failing to register themselves and their property, and up to £40,000 for knowingly or recklessly giving false or misleading information or for repeated breaches. Councils can begin enforcement in a region once its deadline has passed.

Can tenants search the PRS Database?

Not at present. GOV.UK says landlord and property information will not currently be shared publicly, that some information may become viewable in future, and that it will publish the list of what the public can see at a later stage.

Do landlords in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland use the PRS Database?

No. The PRS Database covers England. Scotland has Scottish Landlord Registration, Wales has Rent Smart Wales and Northern Ireland has the Landlord Registration Scheme.

Sources, checked 11 November 2026: GOV.UK, Register your rental property service: guidance for landlords (published 29 October 2026) and GOV.UK Housing Hub, Get ready to register. This page is a guide, not legal advice; GOV.UK is the authority on your dates and fee.