Issue 7
Register your rental property: your deadline and what you'll need
England's new landlord register opens on 15 December 2026. Every landlord will need to register themselves and each occupied property they let, at £65 per property each year, and the deadline you work to depends on where the property is. Here is what has been confirmed so far, what you'll need to hand, and where we can help.
The Government has confirmed that its new ‘Register your rental property’ service starts rolling out across England from 15 December 2026. If you let a property on an assured or regulated tenancy, you will need to register yourself and each occupied property you let.
The rollout is regional, so your deadline depends on where the property is. The West Midlands goes first, with a registration deadline of 14 March 2027, and the remaining English regions follow through to November 2027. Registration will cost £65 per property each year.
Propertymark has met with officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to push for more detail, and further guidance is expected in the coming weeks. We'll pass on anything that changes what you need to do.
Read the full UK Government guidance →
Valuation Office to take over rent determination
Separately, rent increase challenges in England will move from the First Tier Tribunal to HMRC's Valuation Office. MHCLG says its Rent Officers are well suited to providing fast, efficient decisions.
There is no start date yet. The change needs legislation, detailed service design and implementation planning before it can be introduced, so it is unlikely to affect any rent review in the near term.
The regional rollout dates
Your deadline follows the property, not you. So if you live in London but let a property in Birmingham, you work to the West Midlands deadline.
Who is responsible for registering your property?
You are. Registering yourself and your properties is the landlord's own legal responsibility and it can't be handed over to an agent.
Where it's agreed with you, we can upload documents to the register on your behalf. MHCLG has committed to publishing fuller guidance on what agents can and can't do, and we'll let you know where we can help as soon as that lands.
Which details must be recorded on the register?
You'll need to record your name, home address and contact details. Then, for each property, the address, the number of residents and bedrooms, and the rent achieved. You'll also need to show the property meets health and safety standards by uploading gas, electrical and energy performance certificates. If we manage the property for you, we already hold most of these on file.
See the full list of required information from MHCLG →
What if you have properties in more than one region?
You can register at any point from 15 December 2026, as long as each property is done before the deadline for its own region.
Unoccupied properties don't need registering at this stage. Guidance on registering a property before it is marketed to let is still to come.
What happens if you miss your deadline?
Once your regional deadline passes, your local council can start enforcement activity, and an unregistered property may attract a fine.
Who can see the information on the register?
Local councils will be able to check what you've submitted.
In phase 2, which we expect in 2028, tenants will be able to use the service to see whether a landlord is meeting key legal requirements. It hasn't yet been confirmed which details will be made public.
How are property listings affected?
Once a property is registered it gets a unique reference number, and we expect that number to be a requirement on property listings from late 2027.
If your property is in Yorkshire and Humber, regulations commence on 15 April 2027 and registration is due by 14 July 2027. We'll be in touch well before then with what we need from you, and with the certificates we already hold.