PRS Database · West Midlands
West Midlands landlords: register by 14 March.
Registration on the PRS Database (“Register your rental property”) opens in the West Midlands on 15 December 2026, the first region in England. Every landlord with a property here must register it by 14 March 2027.
- Opens
- 15 December 2026
- Deadline
- 14 March 2027
- Fee
- £65 per property, yearly
Not sure which region a property is in? Check its postcode.
What you’ll need
- A GOV.UK One Login
- Your name, date of birth, address, phone and email (or your organisation and Companies House details)
- For each property: address, type, number of bedrooms, and whether it is let
- Tenancy details: occupants, households, furnishing, and any HMO, additional or selective licence
- Rent: amount, how often it is paid, and any utilities included
- Gas safety record and its issue date, if the property has a gas supply
- EICR or EIC, with its expiry date
- The most recent EPC, and any minimum energy efficiency exemption
From the government’s Housing Hub guidance.
Who has to register
Landlords of assured or regulated tenancies, for each property they let. The deadline follows the property, not where you live: a London landlord with a flat in Coventry has the West Midlands deadline for that flat.
The West Midlands region covers the West Midlands metropolitan area (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton) and Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. That includes rental properties in Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull, West Bromwich, Telford, Worcester, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Nuneaton, Rugby and Tamworth.
If you don’t register
Councils can fine you up to £7,000, or up to £40,000 for knowingly or recklessly giving false information or repeated breaches (section 91), and tenants can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for Rent Repayment Orders. Once you pay the property fee, you have 28 days to upload any outstanding compliance certificates or the registration is deactivated. While you’re required to be registered and aren’t, a court can’t make a possession order for the property except on the anti-social behaviour Grounds 7A and 14 (section 90).
West Midlands registration questions
When do landlords in the West Midlands have to register?
Registration on the PRS Database ("Register your rental property") opens in the West Midlands on 15 December 2026. You have until 14 March 2027 to register yourself and each rental property. The West Midlands is the first region in England to open.
Does my deadline depend on where I live or where the property is?
Where the property is. A landlord who lives elsewhere but lets a property in the West Midlands has the West Midlands deadline for that property, and later deadlines for properties in other regions. You can register early, including properties in several regions at once.
How much does it cost to register?
The standard fee is £65 per property per year (no VAT, tax-deductible, and landlord registration itself is free), paid on GOV.UK and renewed annually on a single renewal date across your portfolio. During the rollout (15 December 2026 to 14 November 2027), all days before 15 November 2027 are free, so your first-year fee is pro-rated. For example, registering on opening day (15 December 2026) costs £5.34 for the first year.
What do I need to register?
A GOV.UK One Login, your own details, and for each property: the address, type, bedrooms, rent, number of occupants and households, any HMO or selective licence (HMOs require one registration for the whole property, not per room), the gas safety record (if there is a gas supply), the EICR or EIC and the latest EPC. After paying the fee, you have 28 days to upload any outstanding compliance certificates or the registration is deactivated.
What happens if I do not register?
After the West Midlands deadline, councils can take enforcement action. The penalty for not registering is up to £7,000, and up to £40,000 for knowingly or recklessly giving false or misleading information or repeated breaches (which can also trigger tenant Rent Repayment Orders at the First-tier Tribunal). While you are required to be registered and are not, a court cannot make a possession order for the property, except on the anti-social behaviour Grounds 7A and 14.
Can my letting agent register for me?
You must start the registration and pay the fee yourself using your GOV.UK One Login. For each property, you can enter your letting agent or property manager’s email address; GOV.UK will send them a unique property access link so they can set a password and upload certificates and tenancy details on your behalf within the 28-day completion window. You remain legally responsible for everything being accurate and updated within 28 days of any change.
Get the documents ready before 15 December.
You register yourself on GOV.UK, and Comprent takes no part in it or the fee. It keeps each property’s gas, electrical and EPC records in one place, shows what’s missing or out of date for registration, and reminds you before anything expires. Free for one property.
Dates, fee and requirements from the GOV.UK Housing Hub; penalties and possession rules from the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. Checked daily for changes. Not legal advice.