# All landlords registered by 14 November 2027 > “All landlords actively letting property will need to have registered by 14 November 2027.” > > — HM Government; Press release (MHCLG), 9 September 2026 - **Status:** In plan - **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered - **Policy area:** [Housing & environment](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/housing-and-environment) - **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government) - **Made on:** 9 September 2026 - **Where:** Press release (MHCLG) - **Deadline:** 14 November 2027 - **Cost a year:** No costing published - **Who it affects:** Landlords in England with properties under let, who must register; their tenants; and councils, which get access to the information (the government says this will help them "spot rogue landlords and take quicker action") - **When:** Launch on 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands, then other regions over 12 months; landlords in each region get three months to sign up once it is called forward, and all landlords actively letting must be registered by 14 November 2027 - **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced - **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stronger-protections-and-greater-confidence-for-renters (checked word for word on 7 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0) - **Last updated:** 8 October 2026 - **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-landlord-register-2026 ## Where it stands The register is due to launch on 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands and reach other regions over 12 months; the Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 were laid in draft on 9 September 2026 and need approval by both Houses, and section 75 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, which creates the database, is not yet in force. The same release says HMRC’s Valuation Office will take over decisions on challenges to rent increases in England; until then renters apply to the First-tier Tribunal. ## Timeline - 9 September 2026, Promised: MHCLG announces the national landlord register will launch on 15 December 2026 in the West Midlands, with all landlords actively letting property registered by 14 November 2027 - 9 September 2026, In plan: Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 laid before Parliament, setting regional start dates from 15 December 2026 (West Midlands) to 15 August 2027 (South West) ([evidence](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348286861/contents)) - 14 November 2027, Deadline (to come): All landlords actively letting property due to be registered ## About the cost The government has not published what the register costs the public purse. Its 2024 impact assessment lists a government grant to set up the database without a figure, and says the database will eventually pay for itself through registration fees. The fee is now £65 a year per property, and the law lets it cover running the database and enforcing the rules. The 2026 regulations came without a new impact assessment. Costing sources: - [Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348286861/contents) - [MHCLG: Renters' Rights Bill impact assessment (22 Nov 2024), paragraph 115 and Annex 3](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67405a2353373262c0d825c5/Renters__Rights_Bill_Impact_assessment.pdf) - [MHCLG: Explanatory memorandum to the draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348286861/memorandum/contents) - [MHCLG Housing Hub: Get ready to register (the £65 fee)](https://housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-changing/get-ready-to-register/) ## Corrections - 8 October 2026, the cost note in version 1: The note said only that no costing was published. It now says what the government's impact assessment does say: an uncosted upfront grant, paid back over time by landlord fees. Was: “No costing published. Under the draft regulations, a fee must be paid to make or renew (every 12 months) each dwelling entry, and in some cases to reactivate one; the database operator sets the fee by reference to its relevant costs (draft regulations 6(5), 10(2), 12(5) and 14).”. Now: “The government has not published what the register costs the public purse. Its 2024 impact assessment lists a government grant to set up the database without a figure, and says the database will eventually pay for itself through registration fees. The fee is now £65 a year per property, and the law lets it cover running the database and enforcing the rules. The 2026 regulations came without a new impact assessment.”. ([source](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67405a2353373262c0d825c5/Renters__Rights_Bill_Impact_assessment.pdf)) - 8 October 2026, the cost sources in version 1: The note said only that no costing was published. It now says what the government's impact assessment does say: an uncosted upfront grant, paid back over time by landlord fees. Was: Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, legislation.gov.uk. Now: Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, legislation.gov.uk; MHCLG: Renters' Rights Bill impact assessment (22 Nov 2024), paragraph 115 and Annex 3; MHCLG: Explanatory memorandum to the draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026; MHCLG Housing Hub: Get ready to register (the £65 fee). ([source](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67405a2353373262c0d825c5/Renters__Rights_Bill_Impact_assessment.pdf)) ## Sources - [MHCLG press release, 9 Sep 2026: Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stronger-protections-and-greater-confidence-for-renters) - [Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (laid 9 Sep 2026), legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348286861/contents) - [Renters’ Rights Act 2025, section 75 (The database), legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/section/75) ## Checks - Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 7 October 2026; human editor review to come. --- Public Ledger's own writing (headlines, status notes, cost notes, summaries) is licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse it, crediting Public Ledger with a link to the card. 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