When does my registration need renewing?

Every year. Your first property renews on the last day of the 12 months after you registered it, and properties you add later share that date, so they all renew together. If you miss it, the entry becomes inactive the next day.

The detail

• Your first property entry renews on the last day of the 12 months starting on the day you made it. Properties you add later take the same renewal date, so all your properties renew together. Renewing needs the fee.

  Sources: Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (draft), regulation 10: renewals (opens in a new tab); Get ready: 'Register your rental property' service (government Housing Hub) (opens in a new tab). Last checked 21 October 2026.

• If you do not renew by the renewal date, the entry becomes inactive the next day. Letting a property without active entries is a breach of the duty, and councils can fine you for it.

  Sources: Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (draft), regulation 10: renewals (opens in a new tab); Renters' Rights Act 2025, section 91 (financial penalties) (opens in a new tab). Last checked 21 October 2026.

• The government says the fee is £65 per property per year, paid each time you register or renew a property. During the rollout the fee will be pro-rated, so registering early does not cost you more.

  Note: The regulations do not fix the amount; the database operator sets it, so it can change (for example with inflation). The exact pro-rated amounts have not been published.

  Sources: Get ready: 'Register your rental property' service (government Housing Hub) (opens in a new tab); The Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (draft approved by Parliament) (opens in a new tab). Last checked 20 October 2026.

Check your deadline by postcode or see what you need to have ready.

Other questions

• Do I need to register an empty property?
• Can my letting agent register my property for me?
• How much does it cost to register a rental property?
• What happens if I don't register my rental property?
• Is my deadline based on where I live or where the property is?
• Can I register before my region's date?
• Does the register cover Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland?
• Do I need to register an HMO?
• We own the property jointly. Who has to register?
• Do I need to register if I rent a room to a lodger?
• Do holiday lets and Airbnb need to be registered?
• Do company lets and student accommodation need registering?
• Do I register once, or for every property?
• I live abroad. Do I still need to register?
• Do I need to register a regulated (Rent Act) tenancy?
• What happens to my registration if I sell or stop letting?