Landlords with property in the West Midlands are the first in England to use the new landlord register, Register your rental property. Registration opens on 15 December 2026, and your deadline is 14 March 2027.
It costs £65 per property per year. Our guide to the landlord register explains what you'll need and the penalties for missing the deadline. This page covers what's specific to the West Midlands.
Key dates
- Registration opens: 15 December 2026
- Deadline: 14 March 2027
- After the deadline: councils can start enforcing. Letting or marketing an unregistered property is a breach, and courts can't grant most possession orders until you register.
Which areas are covered
The West Midlands region covers Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall, plus Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Herefordshire.
Your deadline follows the property, not you. If you live in London and let a flat in Coventry, that flat is due by 14 March 2027, seven months before London's deadline.
Local licensing
The register asks whether your property needs a licence. In Birmingham, selective licensing covers 25 of the city's 69 wards until June 2028, and smaller HMOs need an additional licence across the whole city. Our Birmingham letting agent fees guide covers the local rules. Elsewhere in the region, check your council's website.
Your letting agent can't register for you
You have to start and finish the registration yourself. Your agent can supply property details, but the duty and the fines stay with you. If your certificates and tenancy records only live in your agent's system, ask for copies now. If you're switching agent, they're all on our handover checklist.
What to do before 15 December
- Put 15 December 2026 and 14 March 2027 in your diary.
- Check your gas safety, electrical and EPC certificates are in date.
- Ask your agent for copies of your tenancy details and certificates.
- Check with your council whether your property needs a licence.
Free · takes 2 minutes
Compare letting agents in the West Midlands
Registering is your job even if you use an agent. If yours isn't helping, type your property's address and we'll email you a side-by-side report on the agents nearby: published fees, reviews and client money protection. It's free.
- Fees
- Reviews
- Protections
Nothing goes to an agent without your sign-off.
This guide covers England and is general information, not legal advice.