Landlord address and PRS database updates

Upcoming 15 December 2026: the PRS database is due to open in the West Midlands

Register your rental property, the new register for private landlords in England, is due to open in the West Midlands first. The other regions follow one at a time, ending with the South West on 15 August 2027. Landlords of assured or regulated tenancies will need to register themselves and each property, with a fee of £65 per property renewed each year and a reduced first payment during the rollout.

Find the date for your region. Source: GOV.UK Housing Hub, Get ready to register, checked 31 October 2026.

29 October 2026: GOV.UK publishes full guidance for landlords on Register your rental property

The government published step by step guidance for landlords and a separate guide for letting agents. The main points:

• The fee stays at £65 per property per year with no VAT. Registering yourself as a landlord and updating your details are free.
• During the rollout your first payment is reduced so you are not charged for any days before 15 November 2027. GOV.UK's examples are £5.34 for a property registered on 15 December 2026 and £39.60 for one registered on 25 June 2027.
• All your properties then renew on one date, a year after you register your first property.
• You can register a property and add its safety and tenancy details later, but you have 28 days to do it or the registration may be deactivated. Changes must be updated within 28 days.
• Each joint landlord must register. One of you registers the property and invites the others.
• Not registering yourself or a property can mean a penalty of up to £7,000. Knowingly or recklessly giving false or misleading information, or continuing or repeated breaches, can mean up to £40,000.
• Each property needs a correspondence address in England or Wales.
• Landlord and property information will not be shared publicly for now. Some may be made public in future, and a privacy notice will be updated before any change.

Read the PRS database explained. Source: Register your rental property service: guidance for landlords, GOV.UK, published 29 October 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

10 September 2026: GOV.UK updates its guidance on registering your rental property

The GOV.UK Housing Hub page on the new register was updated with the regional opening dates, the £65 fee per property and the information landlords must give. Individual landlords give their name, date of birth, residential address, telephone number and email, plus a correspondence address for each property that cannot be a PO Box number. The page says a list of the information the public will be able to see will be published at a later stage.

Read what address to give on the PRS database. Source: GOV.UK Housing Hub, Get ready to register, checked 31 October 2026.

9 August 2026: consumer subscription rules brought forward to January 2027

The government announced that the subscription contract rules in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will come into force in January 2027 rather than spring 2027, as Stephenson Harwood reported. They cover clear information before you sign up, renewal reminders and an easy way to leave. We already email you 30 days before your renewal date and you can switch off renewal at any time.

See pricing, renewals and cancelling. Source: Stephenson Harwood, subscription reforms brought forward to January 2027, 24 August 2026, checked 31 October 2026.

31 May 2026: deadline for giving existing tenants the government information sheet

Landlords in England with assured tenancies that began before 1 May 2026 had until 31 May 2026 to give their tenants the government information sheet. If you are not sure whether yours was given, check the current guidance or take advice. New tenancies need a written statement instead, which is covered in the 1 May 2026 update below.

Source: SI 2026/324, legislation.gov.uk, and NRLA, wording confirmed for new tenancy agreements, checked 31 October 2026.

1 May 2026: written statement rules for new assured tenancies in England

From 1 May 2026 landlords in England must give tenants of new assured tenancies a written statement of terms. The regulations say it must include the landlord's name and an address in England and Wales at which notices, including notices in proceedings, may be served on the landlord. That is an address for notices rather than your home, so a correspondence address can be given there.

Read what landlord address goes on a tenancy agreement. Source: SI 2026/324, Schedule Part 1, legislation.gov.uk, checked 31 October 2026.

9 April 2026: consumer subscription rules now expected from spring 2027

Reed Smith reported that the subscription contract rules in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 are now expected to apply from spring 2027. That date has since been brought forward to January 2027, as the 9 August 2026 update above explains. They cover renewal reminders, a cooling off period after renewal and an easy way to leave online. We already email you 30 days before your renewal date and you can switch off renewal at any time.

See pricing, renewals and cancelling. Source: Reed Smith, DMCC subscription rules delayed to spring 2027, checked 31 October 2026.