Registration opens 15 December 2026. West Midlands deadline 14 March 2027 (176 days).

Registration deadlines by region

The Private Rented Sector Database opens region by region from 15 December 2026.

Your deadline depends on where the property sits, not where the landlord lives.

RegionOpensDeadlineDays left
West Midlands 15 December 2026 14 March 2027 176 days
East of England 15 January 2027 14 April 2027 207 days
East Midlands 15 February 2027 14 May 2027 237 days
South East 15 March 2027 14 June 2027 268 days
Yorkshire and Humber 15 April 2027 14 July 2027 298 days
North West 15 May 2027 14 August 2027 329 days
North East 15 June 2027 14 September 2027 360 days
London 15 July 2027 14 October 2027 390 days
South West 15 August 2027 14 November 2027 421 days

Government registration fee: £65 per property per year. Maximum penalty £7,000. Confirm dates on GOV.UK before acting. PortfolioGaps fees are separate (see pricing).

West Midlands

Opens 15 December 2026. Deadline 14 March 2027 (176 days remaining).

Councils include: Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, Worcester, Warwick, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Stafford.

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East of England

Opens 15 January 2027. Deadline 14 April 2027 (207 days remaining).

Councils include: Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Luton, Southend-on-Sea, Colchester, Basildon, Bedford, Chelmsford.

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East Midlands

Opens 15 February 2027. Deadline 14 May 2027 (237 days remaining).

Councils include: Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln, Northampton, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Loughborough.

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South East

Opens 15 March 2027. Deadline 14 June 2027 (268 days remaining).

Councils include: Brighton and Hove, Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Slough, Medway, Canterbury.

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Yorkshire and Humber

Opens 15 April 2027. Deadline 14 July 2027 (298 days remaining).

Councils include: Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, York, Doncaster, Wakefield, Rotherham, Huddersfield.

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North West

Opens 15 May 2027. Deadline 14 August 2027 (329 days remaining).

Councils include: Manchester, Liverpool, Salford, Bolton, Preston, Blackpool, Stockport, Oldham, Wigan, Lancaster.

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North East

Opens 15 June 2027. Deadline 14 September 2027 (360 days remaining).

Councils include: Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Durham, North Tyneside, Darlington.

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London

Opens 15 July 2027. Deadline 14 October 2027 (390 days remaining).

Councils include: Newham, Tower Hamlets, Croydon, Brent, Ealing, Haringey, Lambeth, Southwark, Hackney, Waltham Forest.

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South West

Opens 15 August 2027. Deadline 14 November 2027 (421 days remaining).

Councils include: Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Exeter, Gloucester, Swindon, Bath, Torbay.

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