PRS Database rollout timeline, region by region
Last checked 28 September 2026
The government is rolling out the "Register your rental property" service one region a month over a year. Each region gets a three-month window, and every let property in England should be registered by 14 November 2027.
West Midlands
Rules apply from 15 December 2026. Register by 14 March 2027.
Councils in West Midlands
Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, Coventry, Dudley, East Staffordshire, Herefordshire, Lichfield, Malvern Hills, Newcastle-under-Lyme, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Redditch, Rugby, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire (county), Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Stratford-on-Avon, Tamworth, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwick, Warwickshire (county), Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worcestershire (county), Wychavon, Wyre Forest.
East of England
Rules apply from 15 January 2027. Register by 14 April 2027.
Councils in East of England
Babergh, Basildon, Bedford, Braintree, Breckland, Brentwood, Broadland, Broxbourne, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (county), Castle Point, Central Bedfordshire, Chelmsford, Colchester, Dacorum, East Cambridgeshire, East Hertfordshire, East Suffolk, Epping Forest, Essex (county), Fenland, Great Yarmouth, Harlow, Hertfordshire (county), Hertsmere, Huntingdonshire, Ipswich, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Luton, Maldon, Mid Suffolk, Norfolk (county), North Hertfordshire, North Norfolk, Norwich, Peterborough, Rochford, South Cambridgeshire, South Norfolk, Southend-on-Sea, St Albans, Stevenage, Suffolk (county), Tendring, Three Rivers, Thurrock, Uttlesford, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield, West Suffolk.
East Midlands
Rules apply from 15 February 2027. Register by 14 May 2027.
Councils in East Midlands
Amber Valley, Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Blaby, Bolsover, Boston, Broxtowe, Charnwood, Chesterfield, Derby, Derbyshire (county), Derbyshire Dales, East Lindsey, Erewash, Gedling, Harborough, High Peak, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicester, Leicestershire (county), Lincoln, Lincolnshire (county), Mansfield, Melton, Newark and Sherwood, North East Derbyshire, North Kesteven, North Northamptonshire, North West Leicestershire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (county), Oadby and Wigston, Rushcliffe, Rutland, South Derbyshire, South Holland, South Kesteven, West Lindsey, West Northamptonshire.
South East
Rules apply from 15 March 2027. Register by 14 June 2027.
Councils in South East
Adur, Arun, Ashford, Basingstoke and Deane, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, Canterbury, Cherwell, Chichester, Crawley, Dartford, Dover, East Hampshire, East Sussex (county), Eastbourne, Eastleigh, Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Fareham, Folkestone and Hythe, Gosport, Gravesham, Guildford, Hampshire (county), Hart, Hastings, Havant, Horsham, Isle of Wight, Kent (county), Lewes, Maidstone, Medway, Mid Sussex, Milton Keynes, Mole Valley, New Forest, Oxford, Oxfordshire (county), Portsmouth, Reading, Reigate and Banstead, Rother, Runnymede, Rushmoor, Sevenoaks, Slough, South Oxfordshire, Southampton, Spelthorne, Surrey (county), Surrey Heath, Swale, Tandridge, Test Valley, Thanet, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, Vale of White Horse, Waverley, Wealden, West Berkshire, West Oxfordshire, West Sussex (county), Winchester, Windsor and Maidenhead, Woking, Wokingham, Worthing.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Rules apply from 15 April 2027. Register by 14 July 2027.
Councils in Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull (Hull), Kirklees, Leeds, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield, York.
North West
Rules apply from 15 May 2027. Register by 14 August 2027.
Councils in North West
Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Chorley, Cumberland, Fylde, Halton, Hyndburn, Knowsley, Lancashire (county), Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rochdale, Rossendale, Salford, Sefton, South Ribble, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, West Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness, Wigan, Wirral, Wyre.
North East
Rules apply from 15 June 2027. Register by 14 September 2027.
Councils in North East
County Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland.
London
Rules apply from 15 July 2027. Register by 14 October 2027.
Councils in London
Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster.
South West
Rules apply from 15 August 2027. Register by 14 November 2027.
Councils in South West
Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Cheltenham, Cornwall, Cotswold, Devon (county), Dorset, East Devon, Exeter, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (county), Isles of Scilly, Mid Devon, North Devon, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, South Hams, Stroud, Swindon, Teignbridge, Tewkesbury, Torbay, Torridge, West Devon, Wiltshire.
Good to know
- Anyone can register from 15 December 2026, before their region's window, which suits landlords with properties in several regions.
- The regions are defined by council areas as they existed on 15 December 2026. The regulations name the unitary, metropolitan, London borough and county councils; district councils are inside their county.
- The dates come from the government's guidance and Schedule 1 of the draft regulations. The government has said the service goes live in the West Midlands first and reaches the rest of England over the following 12 months.
Other key dates
| When | What happens | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | Phase 1 of the Renters' Rights Act in force: section 21 "no fault" evictions end and tenancies become periodic. | Confirmed |
| 9 September 2026 | Government confirms the 'Register your rental property' service, the £65 fee and the regional rollout. | Confirmed |
| 15 December 2026 | The service opens. West Midlands landlords must register first; landlords anywhere in England can register early from this date. | Confirmed |
| 14 March 2027 | Deadline for let properties in the West Midlands. | Confirmed |
| 14 November 2027 | Final deadline (South West): every let property in England should be registered. | Confirmed |
| 2028 (expected) | Landlords expected to have to join the new Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman. No firm date yet. | Expected |
Sources
- GOV.UK Housing Hub: Get ready for the 'Register your rental property' service
- Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, Schedule 1 (regions and councils)
- GOV.UK news, 9 September 2026: Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters
- ONS Open Geography: Local Authority District to Region (December 2024) lookup
- GOV.UK: Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025, our roadmap (13 November 2025)
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules can change: check GOV.UK, and get legal advice for your own situation.