Landlord register guides

Plain-English answers about England’s new landlord register, each checked against GOV.UK and the draft regulations. Information, not legal advice.

• What is the PRS Database (the landlord register)?

  England’s new landlord register explained in plain English. Who must register, what it asks for, when each region opens, and what it costs.

• Landlord register fees explained, including pro-rating

  The PRS Database fee is £65 per property per year with no VAT. How the pro-rated rollout fee works, worked examples and a table by region.

• Penalties for not registering on the landlord register

  Fines of up to £7,000 for not registering and up to £40,000 for false information or repeat breaches, plus rent repayment orders and the possession restriction.

• The 28-day update rule, and what counts as a change

  Landlords must update the register within 28 days of anything changing or expiring. What counts as a change, with examples, and the 28-day rule for new entries.

• Using a letting agent: what they can and can’t do on the register

  Letting agents can complete the tenancy and safety details on the landlord register through a per-property link, but the landlord must start and pay.

• Company landlords, joint owners and trusts on the landlord register

  How limited companies, LLPs, partnerships, joint owners, charities and trusts register on England’s landlord register, and what extra information each must give.

• Receivers, lenders and portfolio takeovers (third-party registration)

  How receivers, lenders, attorneys, deputies, executors and insolvency practitioners register a landlord’s properties, and the evidence they need.

• Gas safety records, EICRs and EPCs: what the register needs from each

  Exactly what England’s landlord register asks for from your gas safety record, EICR (or EIC) and EPC, and the common problems that cause delays.

• HMO, additional and selective licences on the landlord register

  What the landlord register asks about HMO, additional and selective licensing, how HMOs are registered, and how to count occupants and households.

• MEES and EPC exemptions on the landlord register

  If your property’s EPC is below band E, the landlord register asks whether you have a registered MEES exemption. What that means, the exemption types and how to prepare.