PRS Database: frequently asked questions

The Private Rented Sector Database is England's new register of private landlords and the homes they let, created by the Renters' Rights Act 2025. Landlords register through a GOV.UK service called 'Register your rental property'. PRS here means the private rented sector, not PRS for Music.

On 15 December 2026. The rules apply first in the West Midlands, then in one more region each month until the South West on 15 August 2027. Anyone in England can register early from 15 December 2026.

Three months after the rules start in your property's region: from 14 March 2027 in the West Midlands to 14 November 2027 in the South West. Our 'When do I need to register?' page shows the dates for every council.

£65 a year for each property you register. During the rollout the fee is pro-rated so early registrants do not pay more; the exact calculation has not been published. The fee is set by the database operator and can change.

Per property. Each property entry needs the fee paid, and every property is renewed each year. If you have several, they all renew on the anniversary of your first.

Landlords of homes in England let on assured or regulated tenancies, which covers most private lets, including companies and joint landlords. Social housing, supported exempt accommodation and lettings that cannot be assured tenancies (such as holiday lets and lodgers living with a resident landlord) are outside it.

Not yet. For now you only have to register properties that are let or become let during the rollout. The government will give guidance on when empty homes must be registered before they are marketed.

A GOV.UK One Login, your personal or company details, and for each property its address, ownership and property type, bedrooms, occupants and households, HMO and licensing status, rent details, furnishing, the gas safety record, the EICR or EIC and the EPC.

The landlord starts and ends the registration and stays responsible. You can agree that your agent provides some of the information, such as the tenancy and safety details. Agents also have their own duty not to market unregistered homes.

Your council can fine you up to £7,000, or up to £40,000 for repeat or continuing breaches or false information, and you can be prosecuted instead. A court also cannot make a possession order while you are in breach, except on the anti-social behaviour grounds 7A and 14.

Yes, if your property needs one. Registering on the database is a separate duty from council licensing, and the registration asks about your licensing status.

No. Joining the new Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman is a separate duty, expected to start in 2028, with its own charges still to be announced.

No. The PRS Database covers homes in England. Wales has Rent Smart Wales and Scotland has the Scottish Landlord Register.

No. PRS Database Guide is an independent guide, not the government's register. You register on GOV.UK once the 'Register your rental property' service opens on 15 December 2026.