Landlord registration West Midlands: dates and fee
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Landlords letting a home in the West Midlands must register it on the government’s ‘Register your rental property’ service. Registration for the region opens on 15 December 2026 and closes before midnight on 14 March 2027. The fee is £65 a property each year, reduced in the first year: £5.34 if you register on the opening day. Fines run up to £7,000.
- Registration opens
- 15 December 2026
- Register by
- 14 March 2027, before midnight
- Place in the rollout
- First of nine regions
- First-year fee
- £5.34 on the opening day, £21.31 on the last day
- From then on
- £65 per property, every year
- Penalty
- Up to £7,000 for not registering
When do landlords in the West Midlands have to register?
The landlord register for England, officially the Private Rented Sector Database and run through the ‘Register your rental property’ service, opens one region at a time. West Midlands is the first of nine. Its registration period starts on 15 December 2026 and ends before midnight on 14 March 2027. Every property in the West Midlands that is let on an assured or regulated tenancy must be registered by then, along with the landlord.
You may register earlier than your region’s start date. The GOV.UK guidance says a landlord with homes in several regions can register them all at once, as long as none is registered after its own region’s end date. During the rollout only homes that are let, or become let, need registering; an empty home will need registering before it is advertised once later rules start.
The West Midlands is the first region in England. Its landlords are the first who must be registered, and they register while the service is newest.
The full timetable for every region, and how the register works, is in our guide to the landlord database.
| What | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration opens | 15 December 2026 |
| Last day to register | 14 March 2027 |
| First renewal, if you register on the opening day | 15 December 2027 |
Sources: GOV.UK: Register your rental property service, guidance for landlords · Housing Hub (HM Government): get ready for the ‘Register your rental property’ service
Which councils are in the West Midlands region?
The region is decided by where the rented property is, not where you live. A landlord who lives in another region with a flat in the West Midlands registers that flat in the West Midlands window. The government’s list puts these 14 council areas in the West Midlands. If you are not sure which council covers a property, look the postcode up on GOV.UK’s ‘find your local council’ service.
The council named here is also the one that enforces the register for the property, so it is the council that can fine a landlord who misses the deadline.
- Birmingham City Council
- Coventry City Council
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Herefordshire Council
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Shropshire Council
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Staffordshire County Council
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Telford and Wrekin Council
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Warwickshire County Council
- Wolverhampton City Council
- Worcestershire County Council
Sources: GOV.UK: Regions of England and their local councils (PDF) · GOV.UK: Register your rental property service, guidance for landlords
How much will registration cost in the West Midlands?
The service fee is £65 a year for each property, with no VAT and no charge for the landlord registration itself or for updates. During the rollout the first payment is reduced so that no one pays for days before 15 November 2027, the date by which everyone must be registered. GOV.UK publishes the formula: £65 divided by the length of the year, multiplied by the days to your renewal date less the days before 15 November 2027, rounded down to the penny.
Worked out with that formula, a property registered on 15 December 2026 costs £5.34 for its first year, and one registered on 14 March 2027 costs £21.31. After the first renewal it is £65 a property each year. All your properties share one renewal date, set a year after you register the first.
Sources: GOV.UK: Register your rental property service, guidance for landlords
What to have ready before you register
You sign in with GOV.UK One Login. The service asks for your own details, then each property’s address, type and bedrooms, the tenancy (occupants, households, furnishing, any HMO or selective licence) and the rent. It also asks for the current gas safety record, the electrical report (EICR) and the Energy Performance Certificate. Anything missing must be added within 28 days or the registration may be deactivated.
Our landlord register checklist lists every item the service asks for, with what to do if a certificate is out of date.
Sources: GOV.UK: Register your rental property service, guidance for landlords · Housing Hub (HM Government): get ready for the ‘Register your rental property’ service
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What if you miss the 14 March 2027 deadline?
After the region’s deadline, councils in the West Midlands can take enforcement action. GOV.UK says a landlord can be fined up to £7,000 for failing to register themselves and a property, and up to £40,000 for knowingly or recklessly giving false information or for continuing or repeated breaches. Tenants can apply for a rent repayment order in those cases once the region’s registration period has opened.
A registration also has to be kept up to date: anything that changes or expires, such as a gas safety record, must be updated within 28 days. When we checked on 11 November 2026, the regulations were still shown as a draft on legislation.gov.uk; the dates here are the ones GOV.UK published on 29 October 2026.
Sources: GOV.UK: Register your rental property service, guidance for landlords · Legislation: draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026
Common questions
When does landlord registration start in the West Midlands?
On 15 December 2026. Landlords in the West Midlands then have until before midnight on 14 March 2027 to register themselves and every let property. You can register before your region opens if you prefer, which helps landlords with homes in more than one region do everything at once.
How much is the landlord register fee in the West Midlands?
£65 a property each year, reduced in the first year during the rollout. Using the GOV.UK formula, registering on 15 December 2026 costs £5.34 for the first year and registering on 14 March 2027 costs £21.31. There is no VAT and no fee for registering yourself as a landlord.
I live in another region. Which deadline applies to me?
The deadline for the region the property is in. A landlord living in another region with a home in the West Midlands must register that home by 14 March 2027. A landlord in the West Midlands with homes in other regions must meet each of those regions’ deadlines as well.
Can my letting agent register for me?
Not entirely. GOV.UK says the landlord must start the registration and is responsible for it. Once the property has its registration number and is occupied, a letting or managing agent can add the tenancy and health and safety information, but the record must still be complete within 28 days.
Official sources and scope
Checked on 11 November 2026. This is general information for private landlords in England, not legal advice or a complete compliance assessment. Follow the current official guidance for your tenancy and get advice about exceptions, missed deadlines or disputes.
- GOV.UK: Register your rental property service, guidance for landlords
- GOV.UK: Regions of England and their local councils (PDF)
- Housing Hub (HM Government): get ready for the ‘Register your rental property’ service
- Legislation: draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026
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