The government has set out more details regarding the 'Register your rental property' service.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act, landlords of assured or regulated tenancies will be required to register themselves and any privately let properties in England on the service. There will be an annual registration fee of £65 per property.
For now, this applies only to landlords with properties currently under let or that become let during the rollout period, but future legislation will require landlords to also register any unoccupied properties before marketing them for let.
Registrations are set to open for landlords in the West Midlands on 15th December and will close on 14th March 2027. All other regions will open registration periods in the new year, starting with the East of England on 15th January until 14th April.
This will be followed by the East Midlands from 15th February to 14th May, the South East from 15th March to 14th June, Yorkshire and Humberside from 15th April to 14th July, the North West from 15th May to 14th August, the North East from 15th June to 14th September, London from 15th July to 14th October, and the South West from 15th August to 14th November.
For each property, landlords will be asked to provide information regarding the dwelling, tenancy, rent and health and safety, including certificates for gas and electrical safety, as well as an EPC.
The rules state that while landlords may agree with their letting agents or property managers to provide certain information on their behalf, the landlord remains responsible for starting and ending the process and ultimately for providing all the required information. Offline registration routes will be available for those who need them.
Landlords who fail to register their properties within the given time frame risk being fined.
