Landlord register in England: who must join, and by when

You must register if you are the landlord of an assured or regulated tenancy of a home in England that is not social housing. You register yourself once, then each home you let. Your date follows where the home is, not where you live.

• A company or trust that is the landlord registers as an organisation.
• Each joint landlord registers. One adds the home and invites the others.
• A home you are not letting yet does not need registering.
• Holiday lets, lodgers in your own home and social housing are outside the register.
• Supported exempt accommodation is outside the register.

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each run their own register: Rent Smart Wales, the Scottish Landlord Register and Northern Ireland's Landlord Registration Scheme.

Under the government's dates, the register opens one region a month. Each region has three months to register every home let there, and anyone can register early from 15 December 2026.

Find which region your council is in

GOV.UK sets the fee at £65 for each home, each year, with no VAT. Registering yourself is free. Days before 15 November 2027 are not charged, so one home registered on 15 December 2026 costs £5.34 for its first year.

See the first payment for any date

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Once the rules are in force, councils can fine you up to £7,000 for failing to register or keep your details up to date, and up to £40,000 for giving false information or carrying on a breach after a fine, under section 91 of the Renters' Rights Act 2025.

While you have no active entry, a court cannot make a possession order on most grounds, under section 90.