How do I register my rental property on the PRS database?

From 15 December 2026 landlords in England register each let property on GOV.UK, one region at a time. All must be registered by 14 November 2027. The planned fee is £65 per property a year.

The Renters' Rights Act 2025 creates a national database of private landlords and the homes they let in England. The service is called "Register your rental property". Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are not covered. This page is general information for landlords in England. For your own case, check GOV.UK or get help from a solicitor or housing adviser.

What is settled and what is not

The opening dates come from the draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026. They were laid before Parliament on 9 September 2026 and, on 26 October 2026, had not yet been approved or made. Debates in both Houses are due on 28 October 2026. The dates could still move.

The deadlines and the £65 fee appear only in government guidance on the Housing Hub, not in the regulations. The regulations leave the fee to the database operator, so it can change without new law. The fines and the possession rules in the Act are not in force yet either. They need a further commencement order, which had not been made on 15 October 2026.

When your region opens

Each region has 3 months to sign up once it opens. Your deadline depends on where the property is, not where you live. You can register before your region opens.

Regions are set by council area. The register deadline checker finds the region for a postcode.

What this means for you

Say you live in London and let 2 flats in Birmingham. Birmingham is in the West Midlands, so both flats must be registered by 14 March 2027, months before the London deadline. At the planned £65 a property, 2 flats would come to £130 a year, and less in the first year because early fees are pro-rated.

If you own a let jointly, each owner makes their own landlord entry and you share one entry for the property. The database covers assured and regulated tenancies. Empty properties do not need registering yet, and supported exempt accommodation is left out.

Have these to hand for each property:

• the address, who owns it and the type of home, with the number of bedrooms
• contact details for any freeholder, superior landlord or managing agent
• any HMO, selective or additional licence
• whether it is furnished, the rent and how often it is paid, and any bills included
• the gas safety record and its date
• the electrical safety report (EICR) and when it expires
• the energy performance certificate (EPC) and any minimum-standard exemption

Steps to register

1. Check which region each property is in, and its deadline.
2. Set up a GOV.UK One Login if you do not have one. You must register yourself; an agent cannot do it all for you.
3. Gather the documents in the list above, and renew any certificate that is close to expiring.
4. Create your landlord entry when the service opens for you.
5. Add each property. A landlord entry with no property added within 3 months becomes inactive.
6. For a property that is already let, add the tenancy details within 28 days, or that entry becomes inactive too.
7. Pay the fee for each property.
8. Keep it up to date. Change anything that becomes out of date within 28 days, and renew every year. A second or later property renews on the same date as your first.

If you do not register

When the rules come into force, councils will be able to fine landlords up to £7,000 for breaking the database rules, such as letting without active entries, or up to £40,000 where the conduct is an offence. Courts will not grant most possession orders while you have no active entry, except on the anti-social behaviour grounds 7A and 14. None of this applies yet, but registering on time avoids the risk.

The landlord section has more guides on the Renters' Rights Act and your safety certificates.