When the new rental property register was announced, one post about it in a big landlord group drew 335 comments. "Another fee." "Another form." "A nightmare to keep up to date." The worry is understandable. The good news: if your paperwork is in order, registering is mostly copying it in.
What it is
It's the government's Register your rental property service, set up by the Renters' Rights Act. Every private landlord in England will need an entry for themselves and for each rented home.
- Cost: £65 per property, every year.
- Keep it current: changes (a new gas record, a rent change, a new EPC, more occupiers) must be recorded within 28 days.
- Possession: a court can't make a possession order unless you have active landlord and property entries (anti-social behaviour cases aside).
- Penalties: up to £7,000 for things like failing to update the record, and up to £40,000 for repeated breaches or false information.
When your area must register
| Region (where the property is) | Deadline |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 14 Mar 2027 |
| East of England | 14 Apr 2027 |
| East Midlands | 14 May 2027 |
| South East | 14 Jun 2027 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 14 Jul 2027 |
| North West | 14 Aug 2027 |
| North East | 14 Sep 2027 |
| London | 14 Oct 2027 |
| South West | 14 Nov 2027 |
Registration opens on 15 December 2026, and anyone can register early.
How to be ready in one evening
Gather this for each property
- Address, number of bedrooms, and who owns it (you, jointly, or a company).
- Rent, how often it's paid, and whether bills are included.
- How many people live there and how many households. Any HMO or selective licence.
- Your latest gas safety record and its date.
- Your electrical report (EICR) and its expiry.
- Your EPC, and whether the tenant was given a copy.
- Any agent or manager's details.
Then set yourself one habit: whenever something changes, update the register that week. New certificate, new rent, new tenant. That's what the 28-day rule is really asking.
How Lordease helps
Your certificates, dates, rent and tenants already live in one place per property, so the register is a copy-across job. The legal checklist reminds you before certificates run out, which is also when your register entry needs updating.